Kardamataka, Kardamāṭaka, Kardama-ataka: 6 definitions
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Kardamataka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKardamāṭaka (कर्दमाटक).—a receptacle for filth, sewer &c.
Derivable forms: kardamāṭakaḥ (कर्दमाटकः).
Kardamāṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kardama and āṭaka (आटक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKardamāṭaka (कर्दमाटक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A receptacle for filth, a sewer, a necessary. E. kardama filth, aṭa to go, and vun aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKardamāṭaka (कर्दमाटक):—[from kardama > kard] m. a receptacle for filth, a sewer etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKardamāṭaka (कर्दमाटक):—[kardamā+ṭaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A receptacle for filth, a sewer; a necessary.
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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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