As a Hindi name
घट · noun · masculine
घड़ा । जलपात्र । कलसा · पिंड । शरीर · मन । हृदय । जैसे,—अंतरयामी घट घट बासी — Śabdasāgara
घट · noun · masculine
मेघ । बादल । घटा — Śabdasāgara
घट · ghaṭa · s.m.
A large (earthen) water-jar, a water-pot ( = ghaṛā, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 930
घट · ghaṭ · s.f.
= ghaṭā, 'crowd,' &c — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 930
घटना · feminine
event, occurrence; incident; accident
घटना
to happen, to take place, to occur
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi घटना — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit घटना (ghaṭanā). Compare to Bengali ঘটনা (ghôṭôna).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ghaṭanā f. exertion, motion, acting, manner of acting, VarBṛS. l, 1; Pañcat.; Kathās. cxxii, 33
striving after, being occupied or busy with (loc. or in comp.), Śāntiś. ii, 20 (= Nāg. iv, 2), Sāh. iv, 14/v (iṣu-, ‘shooting an arrow’)
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit घटयते — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set घटना (ghaṭnā) घटाना (ghaṭānā) घटवाना (ghaṭvānā) Inherited from Sanskrit घटयते (ghaṭayate) or Sanskrit घटते (ghaṭate). Cognate with Bengali ঘটা (ghoṭa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a jar, pitcher, jug, large earthen water-jar, watering-pot, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ghaṭa" is the vocative of "ghaṭā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ghaṭa mfn. intently occupied or busy with (loc.), Pāṇ. v, 2, 35
= ghaṭā yasyāsti, g. arśa-ādi
ghaṭa m. a jar, pitcher, jug, large earthen water-jar, watering-pot, Mn. viii, xi; Yājñ. iii, 144; AmṛtUp.; MBh. &c.
the sign Aquarius, VarBṛS.
a measure = 1 Droṇa (or = 20 Droṇas, W.), Aṣṭāṅg. v, 6, 28; ŚārṅgS. i, 28
ghaṭā f. (gaṇas arśa-ādi, sidhmādi and picchādi) effort, endeavour, L.
an assembly, L.
Alternative readings
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