As a Hindi name
घटक · adj
दो पक्षों में बातचीत करानेवाला । बीच में पड़नेवाला । मध्यस्थ · मिलानेवाला । योजक — Śabdasāgara
घटक · noun · masculine
विवाह संबंध तय करानेवाला व्यक्ति । बरेखिया · दलाल · काम पूरा करनेवाला । चतुर व्यक्ति — Śabdasāgara
घटक · ghaṭak · adj.
(f. -ikā), Exerting ooneself, striving — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 931
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a match-maker, negotiator of matrimonial alliances, (cf. ghaṭa-dāsī)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "ghaṭaka" is derived from "ghaṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ghaṭa mfn. intently occupied or busy with (loc.), Pāṇ. v, 2, 35
= ghaṭā yasyāsti, g. arśa-ādi
ghaṭaka mfn. accomplishing, Bhartṛ. ii, 66
procuring, iii, 57, Sch.
Dictionary citations
ghaṭaka mfn. accomplishing, Bhartṛ. ii, 66
procuring, iii, 57, Sch.
ready, skilful, Divyāv. xxx, 143
forming a constituent part, Jaim. i, 1, 5, Sch.
ghaṭaka m. a pot, jar, Kathās. lvii, 45
ghaṭa mfn. intently occupied or busy with (loc.), Pāṇ. v, 2, 35
= ghaṭā yasyāsti, g. arśa-ādi
Alternative readings
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