Jatabhara, Jata-bhara, Jaṭabhāra: 9 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Shilpashastra
2. Purana
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Jatabhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

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In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Google Books: The Book of Hindu Imagery: Gods, Manifestations and Their Meaning

Jatabhara—(Variation of Shiva’s hairstyle) The word means “burden of braids” and the hairstyle is usually characterized by a large number of penitential plaits worn in a bunch on the side, as in Shiva-Dakshina-Murti.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki Ramayana

Jaṭābhāra (जटाभार) refers to a “mass of matted hair”, according to the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 2.28. Accordingly:—“[...] soothening with kind words to Sītā, when eyes were blemished with tears, the virtuous Rāma spoke again as follows, for the purpose of waking her turn back: ‘[...] Oh, Sītā the princess of Mithila! Fasting is to be done according to one’s stamina. Clothes of bark are to be worn and mass of matted hair (jaṭābhāra) has to be worn on the head’”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jaṭābhāra (जटाभार).—m (S) A mass of matted locks tufted on the crown. Ex. ja0 bāḷagalyānēṃ sādhutva yēta nāhīṃ; sāvaruniyā ja0 || vari mukuṭa ghātalā sundara ||.

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

jaṭābhāra (जटाभार).—m A mass of jaṭā tufted on the crown.

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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

Jaṭabhāra (जटभार).—mass of braided hair.

Derivable forms: jaṭabhāraḥ (जटभारः).

Jaṭabhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jaṭa and bhāra (भार).

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

Jaṭābhāra (जटाभार).—[masculine] = jaṭājūṭa.

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

Jaṭābhāra (जटाभार):—[=jaṭā-bhāra] [from jaṭā > jaṭa] m. the mass of braided hair, [Rāmāyaṇa ii.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jatabhara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jaṭābhara (ಜಟಾಭರ):—[noun] thick and long hair (that is matted).

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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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