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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for घट

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. घटghaṭaA large earthen water-jar, pitcher, jar, watering-pot; आकाशमेकं हि यथा घटादिषु पृथग्भवेत् Y. 3.144; कूपे पश्य…

    [घट-अच्]

    1. A large earthen water-jar, pitcher, jar, watering-pot; आकाशमेकं हि यथा घटादिषु पृथग्भवेत् Y. 3.144; कूपे पश्य पयोनिधावपि घटो गृह्णाति तुल्यं जलम् Bh.2.49.
    2. The sign Aquarius of the zodiac (also called कुम्भ).
    3. An elephant's frontal sinus.
    4. Suspending the breath as a religious exercise.
    5. A measure equal to 2 droṇas.
    6. A part of a column; स्तम्भं विभज्य नवधा वहनं भागो घटोऽस्य भागोऽन्यः Bṛi. S.53.29.
    7. A border.
    8. A peculiar form of a temple; Bṛi. S.56.18,26.
    9. The head; 'घटः समाधिभेदे ना शिरः कूटकटेषु च' Medinī; Mb.1.155.38.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आटोपः covering for a carriage or any article of furniture.

    • -उदरः Name of Gaṇeśa; घटोदरः शूर्पकर्णो गणाध्यक्षो मदोत्कटः Ks.55.165.

    • -उद्भवः, -जः, -योनिः, -संभवः epithets of the sage Agastya.

    • -ऊधस् Feminine (forming घटोध्नी) a cow with a full udder; गाः कोटिशः स्पर्शयता घटोध्नीः R.2.49.

    • -कञ्चुकि Neuter a rite practised by Tāntrikas and Śāktas (in which the bodices of different women are placed in a receptacle (घट) and the men present at the ceremony are allowed to take them out one by one and then cohabit with the woman to whom each bodice belongs); Āgamapr.

    • -कर्परः

      1. Name of a poet.
      2. a piece of a broken jar, pot-sherd; जीयेय येन कविना यमकैः परेण तस्मै वहेयमुदकं घट- कर्परेण Ghāṭ.22.

    • -कारः, -कृत् Masculine a potter; Bṛi. S.15. 1;16.29.

    • -ग्रहः a water-bearer.

    • -दासी a procuress; Compare कुम्भदासी.

    • -पर्यसनम् the ceremony of performing the funeral rites of a patita or apostate (who is unwilling to go back to his caste etc.) during his very life-time.

    • -भवः, -योनिः Agastya.

    • -भेदनकम् an instrument used in making pots.

    • -राजः a water-jar of baked clay.

    • -स्थापनम् placing a water-pot as a type of Durgā for nine days (नवरात्रम्).

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. घटghaṭamfn. intently occupied or busy with (loc.) Pa1n2. 5-2, 35
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective intently occupied or busy with (locative case) Pa1n2. 5-2, 35
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to घटा यस्या*स्ति gaRa अर्श-आदि
    3. masculine gender a jar, pitcher, jug, large earthen water-jar, watering-pot Mn. viii, xi Ya1jn5. iii, 144 Amr2itUp. MBh. etc.
    4. masculine gender the sign Aquarius VarBr2S.
    5. masculine gender a measure Equivalent to 1 Dron2a द्रोण (or Equivalent to 20 Dron2as द्रोण s W.) Asht2a7n3g. v, 6, 28 S3a1rn3gS. i, 28
    6. masculine gender the head MBh. i, 155, 38 Scholiast or Commentator
    7. masculine gender a part of a column VarBr2S. liii, 29
    8. masculine gender a peculiar form of a temple, lvi, 18 and 26
    9. masculine gender an elephant's frontal sinus Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender a border Lexicographers
    11. masculine gender (Equivalent to कुम्भ्/अ) suspending the breath as a religious exercise Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender (along with कर्पर confer, compare -कर्पर) Name of a thief Katha1s. lxiv, 43
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. घटghaṭa[ghat-a] a. zealous, active (in, lc.); m. jar, pitcher, pot: -ka, a. performing, promoting; procuring; m. pot…

    [ghat-a] adjective zealous, active (in, locative); masculine jar, pitcher, pot: -ka, adjective performing, promoting; procuring; masculine pot, jar, pitcher; -kar para, masculine noun of a poet; neuter title of a poem composed by him; potsherd; -kâra, -krit, masculine potter.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · घट

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