As a Hindi name
धाराट · noun · masculine
चातक · मेध । बादल · घोड़ा — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the Cāṭaka bird (fond of rain-drops)
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Dictionary citations
dhārā˚ṭa m. (˚rāṭa) the Cāṭaka bird (fond of rain-drops), L.
a horse (going in paces See above), L.
a cloud (filled with drops), L.
a furious elephant (emitting rut-fluid), L.
dhārāṭa m. (-ṭaḥ) 1 The Cātaka, (Cuculus melanoleucos.) 2 A horse. 3 A cloud. 4 A furious elephant. E. dhārā rain, &c. aṭa who goes.
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