ghaṭī
Dictionary Definitions
[apte] 1 A small jar. --2 A measure of time equal to 24 minutes. --3 A small water-pot used in calculat- ing the Ghaṭikās or time of the day. --Comp. --kāraḥ a potter. --graha, --grāha a. see ghaṭagraha. --yaṃtraṃ 1. a machine for raising water (largely used in India), the rope and bucket of a well; see araghaṭṭa. --2. a contrivance (like a clepsydra) to ascertain the ghaṭikās or time of the day.
Root
√ghaṭi घटि
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1 A small jar. --2 A measure of time equal to 24 minutes. --3 A small water-pot used in calculat- ing the Ghaṭikās or time of the day. --Comp. --kāraḥ a potter. --graha, --grāha...
Corpus Profile
- Part of Speech
- NOUN
- Total Occurrences
- 36
- Texts Appeared In
- 16
DCS: an abyss; depth ("water"); an inaccessible place; hiding-place; thicket; cave; wood; impenetrable darkness; pain; distress; a metre consisting of thirty-two syllables
Semantic Classification
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Concordance (Sample)
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tatastaṃ kaṭāhaṃ jalārdhapūrṇasthālikāmukhopari pradhvaraṃ muktvā sthālīkaṇṭhaka
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payaḥsvinno ghaṭīmātraṃ vāridhauto hi gandhakaḥ
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sthālikāmadhye dugdhaṃ kṣiptvā mukhe śaithilyadātharaṃ baddhvā tatra dāthare gan