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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vighātaka (विघातक) refers to “having destroyed” (many Pārṣadas), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Brahmā: “O Brahmā, listen. A boy is standing at the entrance to my house. He is very strong. He has a staff in his hand. He prevents me from entering the house. He strikes very dexterously. He has destroyed (vighātaka) many of my Pārṣadas. He has forcefully defeated my Gaṇas. O Brahmā, you alone should go there. This strong boy shall be propitiated. O Brahmā, you shall do everything to bring him under control”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vighātaka (विघातक) [or विघाती, vighātī].—a S That demolishes or destroys.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vighātaka (विघातक) [or vigha tī, or विघ ती].—a That demolishes or destroys. Esp. in comp.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vighātaka (विघातक).—[adjective] impeding, disturbing.

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

Vighātaka (विघातक):—[=vi-ghātaka] [from vi-ghāta > vi-ghana] mfn. impeding, interrupting, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Vighātaka (विघातक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vighāyaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vighataka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vighātaka (ವಿಘಾತಕ):—

1) [adjective] killing, destroying or tending to kill or destroy.

2) [adjective] obstructing, impeding; having the tendency to do so.

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Vighātaka (ವಿಘಾತಕ):—

1) [noun] he who kills, destroys.

2) [noun] anything that is obstructing, impeding; an impediment; obstruction.

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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)

Partial matches: Ghataka, Vi.

Ends with: Guruvighataka, Tilavighataka.

Full-text: Vighayaga, Vighati.

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