Hatta, Haṭṭa: 16 definitions

Introduction:

Hatta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Haṭṭa (हट्ट) is another name for kula, a Sanskrit technical term referring to “part of a village”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 7.119)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Haṭṭa.—(EI 1, 30, LP), a market or market-place. Note: haṭṭa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Haṭṭa (हट्ट) (Sanskrit) (in Prakrit: Cauhaṭṭa) refers to “market places”, which were vividly depicted in ancient Indian Kathās (narrative poems), for example, by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry) narrating the love-story between Prince Candrāpīḍa and the Apsaras Kādambarī.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] There were usually eighty-four market places in a medieval town of which a list is given in the Pṛthvīcandracarita. [...]

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

haṭṭa (हट्ट).—m (S) A market, a bazar, esp. a movable market or a fair. 2 (haṭha S) Obstinacy. See phrases under haṭa.

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hattā (हत्ता).—m (hāta) The stone, brick, piece of wood, or raised place on the ground, upon which the hands rest during the performance of the gymnastic exercise called daṇḍa. 2 The boundary (in games of ball or quoits or cowries &c.) from which the players are to play. 3 kēvaḍyācā hattā The head or unexpanded flower of kēvaḍā kētakī. 4 The impression of a hand made (on a wall &c.) by women with the hand stained with saffron &c. v .

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

haṭṭa (हट्ट).—See under haṭa.

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hattā (हत्ता).—m A contrivance in gymnastics. The head of kēvaḍā.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Haṭṭa (हट्ट).—[haṭ-ṭa ṭasya netvam] A market, a fair.

Derivable forms: haṭṭaḥ (हट्टः).

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट).—m.

(-ṭṭaḥ) A market, a movable market, a fair. f. (-ṭṭī) A petty market or fair. E. haṭ to shine, ṭa aff., form irr.

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट).—I. m. A market, a fair, [Pañcatantra] 262, 15. Ii. f ṭī, A petty market.

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट).—[masculine] market.

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट):—m. (cf. aṭṭa) a market, fair, [Pañcatantra; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट):—(ṭṭaḥ) 1. m. A market, a fair.

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Haṭṭa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Hatta 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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Haṭṭa (हट्ट) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Haṭṭa.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Haṭṭa (ಹಟ್ಟ):—

1) [noun] a building or room where goods are sold; a shop.

2) [noun] a periodical gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place; a fair.

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Hatta (ಹತ್ತ):—[noun] that part of the body consisting of wrist, palm, fingers and thumb; a hand.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Haṭṭa (हट्ट):—n. 1. provisional market; temporary bazaar; 2. a shop; a stall;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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