Kathinata, Kaṭhinatā, Kathinatā: 9 definitions

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Kathinata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kathinata in Sanskrit glossary

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता).—

1) Hardness, firmness.

2) Severity.

3) Cruelty, hard-heartedness; जहिहि कठिनतां प्रयच्छ वाचम् (jahihi kaṭhinatāṃ prayaccha vācam) Kirātārjunīya 1.51.

4) Difficulty, obscurity.

See also (synonyms): kaṭhinatva.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता).—[kaṭhina + tā], f., and kaṭhi- natva kaṭhina + tva, n. Hardness, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 26, 36.

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

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता):—[=kaṭhina-tā] [from kaṭhina > kaṭh] f.

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

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता):—(tā) 1. f. Hardness.

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

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता):—(von kaṭhina) f. Härte: prāṇānām [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 1, 18.] kaṭhinatva n. dass. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 26, 36.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता):—f. und kaṭhinatva n. Härte. svarasya kaṭhinatā Comm. zu [Prātiśākhya 22,9.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kathinata in Nepali glossary

Kaṭhinatā (कठिनता):—n. 1. difficulty; 2. difficult situation;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kathinata in Pali glossary

kathinatā (ကထိနတာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kathina+tā]
[ကထိန+တာ]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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