Catra, Catrā, Cātra: 5 definitions

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Catra 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.

Catra has 3 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chatra.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Catra (चत्र):—s. cātra .

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Cātra (चात्र):—n.

1) Spindel [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 1, 15.] [GOBH. 2, 7, 7.] —

2) die Spindel, welche bei der Erzeugung des heiligen Feuers gebraucht wird. In die Spindel wird der pramantha fest eingefügt und auf eine Kerbe in der unteren araṇi aufgesetzt; wird die Spindel mittelst eines um sie geschlungenen Seiles, an dessen Enden abwechselnd gezogen wird, in rasche Bewegung versetzt, so entsteht durch die Reibung Feuer. [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi] [S. 363. 366. 356.] Oefters die var. l. catra .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Catra (चत्र):—n. = cattra.

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Cātra (चात्र):—= cātra.

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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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