Vajraghata, Vajraghāta, Vajra-aghata: 7 definitions
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Vajraghata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
vajraghāta (वज्रघात).—m (S) A thunderstroke. 2 fig. A severe blow, loss, or affliction.
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vajrāghāta (वज्राघात).—m S A thunderstroke. 2 fig. Any grievous stroke or blow.
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
Vajrāghāta (वज्राघात).—
1) a stroke of thunder or lightning.
2) (hence fig.) any sudden shock or calamity.
Derivable forms: vajrāghātaḥ (वज्राघातः).
Vajrāghāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and āghāta (आघात).
Vajrāghāta (वज्राघात).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A thunder-bolt or stroke. 2. A sudden calamity. E. vajra, āghāta blow.
1) Vajraghāta (वज्रघात):—[=vajra-ghāta] [from vajra > vaj] m. a thunder-stroke, [Mahābhārata]
2) Vajrāghāta (वज्राघात):—[from vajra > vaj] m. the stroke of a thunderbolt or of lightning, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] any sudden shock or calamity, [ib.]
Vajrāghāta (वज्राघात):—[vajrā+ghāta] (taḥ) 1. m. Thunder-stroke; sudden calamity.
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
Vajrāghāta (वज्राघात) [Also spelled vajraghat]:—(nm) a thunderstroke, stroke of lightning;terrible calamity; ~[hata] thunder-struck, struck by lightning; struck by a calamity/calamitous blow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vajrāghāta (ವಜ್ರಾಘಾತ):—
1) [noun] the stroke of a thunderbolt.
2) [noun] (fig.) a very heavy stroke or sudden and disasterous happening.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Aghata, Vajra, Ghata.
Full-text: Vajrabhighata, Vajraghat.
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