Cakravat: 6 definitions
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Cakravat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakravat.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycakravat (चक्रवत्).—ad (S) In the manner of a wheel or discus, circularly. Ex. pāyīṃ dharūni avalīḷā || tāraka ca0 bhōvaṇḍilā ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcakravat (चक्रवत्).—ad In the manner of a wheel or discus, circularly.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCakravat (चक्रवत्).—a. [cakramastyasya matup masya vaḥ]
1) Wheeled.
2) Circular.
3) Armed with a discus. m.
1) An oilman.
2) A sovereign emperor.
3) Name of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCakravat (चक्रवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1. Circular, being in a ring or circle. 2. Armed with a discus. 3. Wheeled, &c. m. (-vāna) 1. The proprietor of an oil mill, or any one in which seeds are bruised. 2. Vishnu. 3. An emperor. E. cakra a wheel. &c. matup poss. aff.
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Cakravat (चक्रवत्).—ind. In rotation, going round or revolving like a wheel. E. cakra, and matup aff. masya vaḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakravat (चक्रवत्):—[=cakra-vat] [from cakra] mfn. furnished with wheels, wheeled, [Pāṇini 8-2, 12; Kāśikā-vṛtti]
2) [v.s. ...] armed with a discus, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] circular, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] m. an oil-grinder, [Manu-smṛti iv, 84]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] a sovereign, emperor, [Horace H. Wilson]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a mountain, [Harivaṃśa 12408 and 12847; Rāmāyaṇa iv, 43, 32]
8) [v.s. ...] n. a chariot, [Baudhāyana-dharma-śāstra i, 3, 34]
9) [v.s. ...] ind. like a wheel, in rotation, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cakravat (चक्रवत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) a.] Circular, having a discus, wheel, &c. m. Proprietor of an oil mill; Vishnu; an emperor.
2) adv. Like a wheel.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cakravata, Cakravatara, Cakravati, Cakravattuppiti.
Ends with: Alatacakravat, Ashtaracakravat.
Full-text: Ashtaracakravat, Vat, Alatacakravat, Cakravadgati, Cakati, Samshri, Cakra, Bhram.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Cakravat, Cakra-vat; (plurals include: Cakravats, vats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.124 < [Section XIII - Summing up of the Esoteric Teaching]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 57 - Movements of the Planets (grahacāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]