Totra: 5 definitions
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Totra 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTotra (तोत्र).—[tud-karaṇe ṣṭran] A goad for driving cattle or elephants; तोत्राङ्कुशनिपातश्च आयुधानां च निःस्वनः (totrāṅkuśanipātaśca āyudhānāṃ ca niḥsvanaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.45. 5; नामृष्यत्तदधिक्षेपं तोत्राहत इव द्विपः (nāmṛṣyattadadhikṣepaṃ totrāhata iva dvipaḥ) Bhāgavata 8.11.11.
Derivable forms: totram (तोत्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTotra (तोत्र).—n.
(-traṃ) 1. A stick or bamboo, with a sharp iron head, used for guiding an elephant. 2. A goad or pike for driving cattle. E. karaṇe ṣṭran; also todana .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTotra (तोत्र):—(traṃ) 1. n. A stick or goad with an iron head.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Totra (तोत्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Totta.
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 corpusTōtra (ತೋತ್ರ):—[noun] a stick used to goad an elephant, horse, ox, etc. into action; a goad.
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: Totravetra.
Ends with (+763): Acaryaparamparastotra, Achapastotra, Acyutaparamyastotra, Adhyastotra, Adinathastotra, Adityahridayastotra, Adityanyasavarnapujastotra, Adityastotra, Adyadimahalakshmihridayastotra, Agnistotra, Ahalyastotra, Ajapastotra, Aksharamalastotra, Alamandarastotra, Alamelamangastotra, Ambaranadishastotra, Amnayastotra, Anamayastotra, Anandalaharistotra, Anandamandirastotra.
Full-text: Totravetra, Todana, Totta, Tottiram, Tottra, Totti.
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Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 32 - The Training of Elephants < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 50 - The Nikini Story < [Part II (b) - Stories of the Tom-tom Beaters]