Vathara, Vaṭhara: 13 definitions
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Vathara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaṭhara : (adj.) bulky; fat.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaṭhara, (adj.) (cp. BSk. vaṭhara MVastu II. 65. A root vaṭh is given at Dhtm 133 in meaning “thūlattane bhave” i.e. bulkiness) bulky, gross Abhp 701. (Page 595)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaṭhāra (वठार).—m C A ward or quarter of a town.
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vāṭhāra (वाठार).—n f P A lane or an alley. 2 A quarter of a town; or a division of a village composed of distinct hamlets or clusters.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvaṭhāra (वठार).—m A ward or quarter of a town.
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 dictionaryVaṭhara (वठर).—a. [vaṭh-aran Un.5.47]
1) Dull, stupid.
2) Wicked.
-raḥ A fool or blockhead.
2) A rogue, wicked or vile fellow.
3) A physician.
4) A water-pot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVaṭhara (वठर).—(?) , adj. (= Pali Lex. id.; rarely in Sanskrit stupid, dull), large, gross: Mahāvastu ii.65.3, applied to a lizard, godhā; but the reading is quite doubtful; v.l. jaṭharā; and in 5 both mss. (raudrāṃ) japarāṃ, intending jaṭh° (Senart em. vaṭharāṃ); it seems likely that (Sanskrit) jaṭhara, hard (or old?), should be assumed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭhara (वठर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Vile, wicked, abandoned. 2. Stupid, slow, dull. m.
(-raḥ) 1. A blockhead, a fool. 2. A physician. 3. A waterpot. E. vac to speak, arac aff., and ca changed to ṭha .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭhara (वठर).—m. A fool.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭhara (वठर).—[adjective] stupid, foolish; [masculine] fool.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaṭhara (वठर):—mfn. stupid, dull, a fool, blockhead, [Harṣacarita]
2) (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) wicked, vile (cf. vaṭara)
3) m. a physician
4) a water-pot = vakra
5) = ambaṣṭha
6) = śabda-kāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭhara (वठर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Vile; stupid. m. A fool; a physician; water pot.
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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 corpusVaṭhāra (ವಠಾರ):—[noun] = ವಟಾರ [vatara].
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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Starts with: Vata-ratcatankulikai, Vataracu, Vatarakkacci, Vatarakki, Vatarankam, Vataratci.
Ends with: Navathara.
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