Alternative spellings of this word include Karvat.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Karavāṭa (करवाट).—A Janapada of the Ketumāla.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 44. 12.

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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

karavaṭa (करवट).—m n (Poetry.) A certain bitter fruit and its seed. Popularly karaṭa q. v. Ex. jaisē bhājilē karavaṭē || tēṇēṃ kṣudhā na ghaṭē ||.

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karavata (करवत).—m (karapatra S) A saw. aḍavā ka0 ghālaṇēṃ To thwart, cross, hinder. ka0 lāgaṇēṃ or asaṇēṃ jivālā To have keen anxiety. karavatākhālīṃ dharaṇēṃ To hold under severe bondage; to oppress grievously.

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

karāvata (करावत).—m tī f A saw. karavatavaṇēṃ v t Saw.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Karavaṭa (करवट) [Also spelled karvat]:—(nf) lying on one side, the position of lying or sleeping on the side; a bank; —[badalanā/lenā] to turn from one side to the other or to change sides while lying; to adopt a new course; —[badalate rāta bītanā] to spend a restless night.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karavata (ಕರವತ):—[noun] = ಕರವತ್ತ [karavatta].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Karavatadhadi, Karavatam, Karavatanem, Karavatar.

Ends with: Adhyakaravata, Carmakaravata, Hatakaravata, Pherakaravata, Santhya Karavata, Satya Karavata.

Full-text: Santhya Karavata, Adhyakaravata, Satya Karavata, Karavatikanthi, Karavatanem, Karavati, Jaja Yeye, Karvat, Karavatam, Varisa Yenem, Umta, Vastu, Karata, Gara, Jivaci-gvahi-denem, Jiva.

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The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)

Verses 901-1000

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