Alternative spellings of this word include Khattik.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Khaṭṭikā (खट्टिका) refers to a “(female) chalk miner” and is identified with the sacred site of Aṭṭahāsa and the Mātṛkā named Vaiṣṇavī, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—According to the Kubjikā Tantras, the eight major Kaula sacred sites each have a house occupied by a woman of low caste who is identified with a Mother (Mātṛkā).—[...] Aṭṭahāsa is identified with (a) the class of chalk miner woman (khaṭṭikā) [or passionate woman (kāmukī)], (b) the Mātṛkā or ‘mother’ named Vaiṣṇavī, and (c) with the location of ‘palate’.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक) or Gaṭṭika is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Khaṭṭikī [or Gaṭṭikī] forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Guṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the guṇacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Khaṭṭika] are whitish red in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक).—1 A butcher.

2) A hunter, fowler.

3) The cream on buffalo-milk.

-kā 1 A small bed-stead, a cot.

2) A bier.

Derivable forms: khaṭṭikaḥ (खट्टिकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक).—m. (= Sanskrit Lex. id. = māṃsa-vikrayin; not in Pali; AMg. khaṭṭia, °iya), butcher: Mahāvyutpatti 3759 = Tibetan bśan pa. Ultimately, of course, based on a theoretical Sanskrit *kṣattṛ-ka.

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

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) A hunter, a fowler, one who lives by killing and selling game. f.

(-kā) 1. A small bedstead, a cot. 2. A bier or bed on which the corpse is carried. E. khaṭṭ to screen, ikan aff.

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

1) Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक):—m. a butcher, hunter, fowler, one who lives by killing and selling game, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) the cream on buffalo-milk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Khaṭṭikā (खट्टिका):—[from khaṭṭika] f. for khaṭvikā q.v.

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

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A hunter. (kā) f. A cot, a bedstead; a bier.

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

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khaṭṭia, Khaṭṭikka.

[Sanskrit to German]

Khattika 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Khaṭṭika (खट्टिक) [Also spelled khattik]:—(nm) see [khaṭīka].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khaṭṭika (ಖಟ್ಟಿಕ):—

1) [noun] a man whose work is killing animals, and cutting up meat for sale; a butcher.

2) [noun] a man who catches, traps, hunts or shoots whild birds for sale; a fowler.

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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: Khattikan.

Full-text: Khatika, Khattiki, Khadgika, Khattik, Khataki, Khattikka, Khadu, Khattia, Gattiki, Kamuki, Karmukin, Khataka, Gattika, Gunacakra, Vaishnavi, Attahasa.

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