Keta, Kēta, Kēṭā, Keṭā: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vastushastra
India history
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Tamil
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Keta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. 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.

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)

Keta (केत) is another name for Town (grāma), according to the ninth chapter of the Kapiñjalasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an Ācārya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.—Description of the chapter [grāmavinyāsa]:—The rewards of town planning are great; moreover, by planning a town properly one sees to the construction of temples and, consequently, to the worship of God. Towns are called by several names: [e.g., keta] [...] Once a plot for a town is selected certain steps must then be taken: procession to the place, bali-offerings, setting up pegs and strings, etc. (4-9a). Various types of towns are named according to their lay-out of streets. [...]

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times

Keta II (A.D. 1182-1209) was a chief of the Koṭas: an ancient dynasty of India conquered and subjugated by Gaṇapatideva (r. 1199-1262 A.D.) who let them rule their territory as an independent māṇḍalika.— Keta II maintained amicable relations with the Telugu Coḍas and Koṇḍapaḍumatis. His political contemporaries of Kākatīya dynasty were Rudradeva, Mahādeva and Gaṇapatideva.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kēta (केत).—m R The heart or core of wood.

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

kēta (केत).—m The heart or core of wood.

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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

Keta (केत).—a. [कित्-आधारे घञ् (kit-ādhāre ghañ)) Knowing, learned.

-taḥ 1 A house, abode; अनन्यमेकं जगदात्मकेतं भवापवर्गाय भजाम देवम् (ananyamekaṃ jagadātmaketaṃ bhavāpavargāya bhajāma devam) Bhāgavata 1.63.44.

2) Living, habitation.

3) A banner.

4) Will, intention, desire.

5) Summons, invitation.

6) Apparition, form, shape.

7) Wealth.

8) Atmosphere, sky.

9) Intellect, judgment.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Keta (केत).—m.

(-taḥ) A house, an abode. E. kit to abide, affix ghañ.

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

Keta (केत).—i. e. kit + a, m. 1. Desire (ved.). 2. An abode, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 7, 12. 3. An image, 1, 16, 34.

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

Keta (केत).—[masculine] desire, intention; abode etc. = ketana.

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

1) Keta (केत):—m. (√4. cit) desire, wish, will, intention [‘wealth’, ‘atmosphere, sky’ [Sāyaṇa]] [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) a house, abode, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) mark, sign, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 16, 34]

4) apparition, shape, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska iii, 9.]

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

Keta (केत):—(taḥ) n. A house.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Keta (केत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Keya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Keta 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

Kēta (ಕೇತ):—

1) [noun] the state of being annoyed; annoyance; vexation; trouble.

2) [noun] a play of a puppet or little jointed figure made to look like a person or animal and moved by strings or wires from above, often on a miniature stage; a marionette show.

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Kēta (ಕೇತ):—

1) [noun] a call; an invitation; summons.

2) [noun] a place; a site.

3) [noun] name of a minor deity.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kēṭā (கேடா) adjectival < Urdu khēṭā. Separate, partitioned, divided; பிரிந்துள்ள. [pirinthulla.] Local usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Keṭā (केटा):—n. pl. of केटो [keṭo]

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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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