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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikatth (विकत्थ्).—1 Ā.

1) To boast, vaunt; का खल्वनेन प्रार्थ्यमाना विकत्थते (kā khalvanena prārthyamānā vikatthate) V.2.

2) To depreciate, speak ill of, disparage; सदा भवान् फाल्गुनस्य गुणैरस्मान् विकत्थते (sadā bhavān phālgunasya guṇairasmān vikatthate) Mb.

3) To humiliate.

4) To proclaim loudly.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikatth (विकत्थ्).—boast or brag of ([instrumental]), praise, extol; degrade, humble (also [Causative]).

Vikatth is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and katth (कत्थ्).

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

Vikatth (विकत्थ्):—[=vi-√katth] [Ātmanepada] -katthate ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada] ti), to boast, vaunt, brag, boast of or about ([instrumental case]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];

—to praise, extol, commend (also ironically), [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to mock or blame, disparage, humiliate by ([instrumental case]), [Mahābhārata] :

—[Causal] -katthayati, to humiliate, humble, [Mahābhārata];

—to boast, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

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

Vikatth (विकत्थ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vikaṃtha.

context information

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.

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Partial matches: Katth, Vi.

Starts with: Vikattha, Vikatthaka, Vikatthana, Vikatthanatva, Vikatthani, Vikatthaniya, Vikatthati, Vikatthi, Vikatthin, Vikatthita, Vikatthitva.

Ends with: Pravikatth.

Full-text: Vikattha, Vikatthin, Vikatthana, Vikatthita, Vikatthanatva, Vikatthaniya, Vikamtha.

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