Vatara, Vaṭara, Vātara: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Vatara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vatara in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus lakoocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1977)
· Mem. Wern. Soc. (1826)
· Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (1937)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1957)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vatara, for example side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaṭara (वटर).—a.
1) Wicked, villainous.
-raḥ A cock.
2) A mat.
3) A turban.
4) A thief, robber.
5) A churning-stick.
6) Fragrant grass.
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Vātara (वातर).—a.
1) Stormy, windy.
2) Swift.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭara (वटर).—mfn. (-raḥ-rā-ra) 1. Wicked, villainous. 2. Slippery, unsteady. m.
(-raḥ) 1. A cock. 2. A thief. 3. A cloth worn round the head, a turban. 4. A mat. 5. A fragrant grass, (Cyperus.) 6. A churning stick. E. vaṭ to surround, arac aff.
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Vātara (वातर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Windy, stormy. 2. Swift, (as the wind.) E. vāta and rā to get, ka aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭara (वटर).—m. 1. A cock. 2. A thief. 3. A rogue. 4. A turban (cf. vaṭa). 5. i. e. vaṭa, = *varta, + ka, cf. vaṭa, A churning-stick. 6. A mat. 7. A fragrant grass, Cyperus.
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Vātara (वातर).—[vāta + ra], adj. Windy, stormy.
— Cf. [Gothic.] vintrus; [Anglo-Saxon.] winter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṭara (वटर):—mfn. wicked, villainous, unsteady, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) m. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a thief
3) a cock
4) a turban
5) a mat
6) a fragrant grass, Cyperus
7) a churning-stick
8) (?) a kind of bee (cf. vāṭara).
9) Vātara (वातर):—[from vā] mfn. windy, stormy, [Horace H. Wilson]
10) [v.s. ...] swift as the wind, [ib.]
11) Vāṭara (वाटर):—n. ([probably]) a sort of honey, [Pāṇini 4-3, 119] (cf. vaṭara).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṭara (वटर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Wicked; slippery. m. A cock; a thief; a turban; a mat; a grass; churning stick.
2) Vātara (वातर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Windy; swift.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryVāṭara (वाटर) [Also spelled water]:—(nm); -[kalara] watercolour; -[peṃnṭīṃga] water painting; ~[prūpha] water-proof; -[mārka] watermark; ~[mena] the watermain; ~[varksa] waterworks.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaṭara (ವಟರ):—[adjective] wicked; depraved; iniquitous.
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Vaṭara (ವಟರ):—
1) [noun] a thief; a burglar.
2) [noun] a fool; a stupid fellow.
3) [noun] a rope; a cord.
4) [noun] the male of the chicken; a rooster.
5) [noun] a woven fabric; cloth.
6) [noun] a flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, etc., used to sit on; a mat.
7) [noun] a kind of headdress.
8) [noun] a churning stick.
9) [noun] a kind of fragrant grass.
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Vaṭāra (ವಟಾರ):—
1) [noun] the quandrangle of a temple, school, etc.
2) [noun] a cluster of small houses in the same building or premises.
3) [noun] a family; a lineage; a race.
4) [noun] a residential building; a house.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVāṭara (वाटर):—n. water;
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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