Katamkata, Kaṭaṃkaṭa: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṭaṃkaṭa (कटंकट).—
1) Fire.
2) Gold.
3) Name of Ganesa; Y.1. 285.
4) Name of Śiva.
5) The चित्रक (citraka) tree.
Derivable forms: kaṭaṃkaṭaḥ (कटंकटः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṭaṃkaṭa (कटंकट):—[=kaṭa-ṃ-kaṭa] [from kaṭa > kaṭ] m. Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] of Agni, [Agni-purāṇa]
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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Ends with: Shalakatankata, Vikatamkata.
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