Vataghata, Vāṭaghāṭa, Vātaghāta, Vata-ghata: 4 definitions
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Vataghata means something in 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvāṭaghāṭa (वाटघाट).—f (vāṭaṇēṃ & ghāṭaṇēṃ) Rubbing and stirring; levigating and mashing; bruising and crushing (of condiments, medicaments &c.) 2 fig. Negociating, transacting, managing, making up. 3 Discussing, debating, close and hard sifting or handling (of a matter).
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vāṭāghāṭa (वाटाघाट).—m f (vāṭaṇēṃ & ghāṭaṇēṃ) Vehement efforts; strenuous and laborious exertion; toil, pains, ado. 2 The state of exhaustion or weariness resulting. 3 (Freely.) Harassed, worried, tormented, persecuted state (as of a debtor by his creditor, of laborers by hard taskmasters).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvāṭaghāṭa (वाटघाट) [or vāṭāghāṭa, or वाटाघाट].—f Rubbing and stirring. Discussing.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVātaghāta refers to: (“wind-struck”) the tree Cassia (or Cathartocarpus) fistula, a syn. of uddāla(ka) J. IV, 298; VvA. 197; also as °ka at J. V, 199, 407; VvA. 43.
Note: vātaghāta is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāta and ghāta.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāṭāghāṭa (ವಾಟಾಘಾಟ):—[noun] discussion in which there is disagreement; a debate; an argument.
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)
Starts with: Vataghataka.
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