The Sanskrit term Hantṛ can be transliterated into English as Hantr or Hantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Hantrī (हन्त्री) refers to “that which dispels (sins)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] Wherever the chaste lady sets her foot, the sin is dispelled therefrom (pāpa-hantrī) and the place is sanctified. Even the sun, moon and wind touch the chaste woman to sanctify themselves and not otherwise. Waters desire the touch of the chaste lady thinking—‘Now our sluggishness is gone. Now we are able to purify others’. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Hantā (हन्ता).—One of the 20 of Amitābha gaṇa.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 16.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Hantṛ (हन्तृ) refers to the “killer (of villains)”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 15.4cd-7ab, while describing protection rituals]—“Since all Rakṣasas run away and are killed, then O Devi, I call [white mustard seeds] rakṣoghna. They spread on Earth and in all battles between demons and the chiefs of gods. [Mustard seeds] are employed as killers of villains (duṣṭa-hantṛ) in order to accomplish the destruction of enemies. Since their purpose is accomplished then they are called white mustard on Earth. They take away pride in evil-minded spirits”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Hantṛ (हन्तृ) refers to “killer elephants”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “13. His ears, tongue, haunches, and other parts are symmetrical according to whatever his size may be; the smell of must arises in him; endowed with all fine qualities, a hard fighter, with smooth hair and skin, with intoxicated eyes, handsome, showing striking development of the temporal bone, intelligent, wrathful, a killer (hantṛ), evenly balanced in the bodily humors, he is a javana (‘swift one’) and has attained the third stage”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Hanta in Arabic is the name of a plant defined with Triticum aestivum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zeia vulgaris var. aestiva (L.) Lunell (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Canad. Journal of Botany (1959)
· Histoire des Plantes de Dauphiné (1787)
· Flore Française. Troisième Édition (1778)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· A Class-book of Botany (1847)
· Journal of Integrative Plant Biology (2005)

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Hantā (हन्ता).—a S That strikes or hits. 2 That kills.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hantṛ (हन्तृ).—a. (-ntrī f.) [हन्-तृच् (han-tṛc)]

1) One who strikes or kills, striking, killer; न तादृशं भवत्येनो मृगहन्तुर्धनार्थिनः (na tādṛśaṃ bhavatyeno mṛgahanturdhanārthinaḥ) Manusmṛti 5. 34; Kumārasambhava 2.2.

2) One who removes, destroys, counteracts &c. -m.

1) A slayer, killer.

2) A thief, robber.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hanta (हन्त).—ind. A particle implying

1) Joy, surprise, flurry (oh !); हन्त भो लब्धं मया स्वास्थ्यम् (hanta bho labdhaṃ mayā svāsthyam) Ś.4; हन्त प्रवृत्तं संगीतकम् (hanta pravṛttaṃ saṃgītakam) M.1.

2) Compassion, pity; पुत्रक हन्त ते धानाकाः (putraka hanta te dhānākāḥ) G. M.

3) Grief (oh !, alas !); हन्त धिङ् मामधन्यम् (hanta dhiṅ māmadhanyam) Uttararāmacarita 1. 42;

-smarāmi hanta smarāmi Uttararāmacarita 1; काचमूल्येन विकीतो हन्त चिन्तामणिर्मया (kācamūlyena vikīto hanta cintāmaṇirmayā) Śānti.1.12; Meghadūta 16.

4) Good luck or benediction.

5) It is often used as an inceptive particle (expressive of an exhortation to do any thing, or asking attention); हन्तास्मिञ्जन्मनि भवान्न मां द्रष्टुमिहार्हति (hantāsmiñjanmani bhavānna māṃ draṣṭumihārhati) Bhāg. 1.6.22; Bṛ. Up.2.4.1; हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि (hanta te kathayiṣyāmi) Rām.

 

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hanta (हन्त).—Ind. 1. An inceptive particle. 2. An exclamation of grief, (ah, alas !) 3. Of pity. 4. Of pleasure. 5. Of hurry or haste. 6. Of joy. 7. Of surprise. E. han to kill, ta aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hantṛ (हन्तृ).—m.

(-ntā) 1. A murderer, a slayer. 2. A thief, a robber. 3. A measure of food, four times four double handfuls. f. (-ntrī) 1. Who or what strikes or kills. 2. One who destroys or removes. E. han to kill, tṛc Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hanta (हन्त).—I. An inceptive particle, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 69, 44. Ii. An interjection. 1. Of grief, pity, Alas! [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 24, 6; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 13, 17. 2. Of pleasure, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 10, 9; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 37, 5; joy, ib. 39, 15. 3. Of hurry, [Śṛṅgāratilaks] 14. 4. Of surprise, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 142, 10.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hantṛ (हन्तृ).—[han + tṛ], m. 1. A murderer, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 34. 2. A theif, a robber. 3. One who injures, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 76, M. M. (kārya-, another’s interest).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hanta (हन्त).—interj. come! go to! well! often repeated or [with] hā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hantṛ (हन्तृ).—([genetive]) & hantṛ ([accusative]) slaying, slayer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Hantṛ (हन्तृ):—[from han] hantṛ or hantṛ, mf(trī)n. (the former with [genitive case], the latter with [accusative]) slaying, killing, a slayer, killer, murderer, robber, disturber, destroyer (-tva n.), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] measure of food, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) Hantrī (हन्त्री):—[from hantṛ > han] f. See next.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hanta (हन्त):—ind. an exclamation or inceptive particle (expressive of an exhortation to do anything or asking attention, and often translatable by ‘come on!’ ‘here!’ ‘look!’ ‘see!’ in later language also expressive of grief, joy, pity, haste, benediction etc. and translatable by ‘alas!’ ‘ah!’ ‘oh!’ etc.; often repeated or joined with other particles e.g. hā hanta, hanta hanta, hanta tarhi), [Ṛg-veda]; etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hanta (हन्त):—interj. Of grief, (alas!) pity; pleasure; haste.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hantṛ (हन्तृ):—(ntā) 4. m. A murderer; four times four double handfuls of food.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Hanta (हन्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Haṃtā.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Hantṛ (हन्तृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Haṃtu, Haṇira.

[Sanskrit to German]

Hantri in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Hanta in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a slayer, murderer..—hanta (हंता) is alternatively transliterated as Haṃtā.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Haṃtā (हंता) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Hanta.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Haṃta (ಹಂತ):—

1) [noun] a solemn promise or pledge dedicating oneself to an act, service or way of life; a vow; a pledge.

2) [noun] utterly unyielding and quarrelsome in attitude; adamancy.

3) [noun] a striving in competition or rivalry with another; a vying.

4) [noun] any game of uncertainty played with a wager.

5) [noun] (in gen.) any game played by two teams to establish supremacy of one over other.

6) [noun] a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager; a bet.

7) [noun] haughtiness; insolence; disdain; arrogance.

8) [noun] an announcement, declaration or narration made in an open or ostentatious way.

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Haṃta (ಹಂತ):—

1) [noun] a rest for the foot in climbing; a step; a rung; a stair.

2) [noun] a level or degree in a process of development, growth or change; a stage.

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Haṃta (ಹಂತ):—

1) [noun] a way beaten, formed or trodden by the people; a path.

2) [noun] a right course of action procedure.

3) [noun] one’s status, rank, position or office.

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Haṃta (ಹಂತ):—[independent] a term used to express one’s disgust, disappointment, contempt, etc.

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Haṇta (ಹಣ್ತ):—

1) [adjective] fully grown or developed; ripe.

2) [adjective] mature as in judgement, knowledge, etc.; ripe.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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