Kuthara, ṻ, ṻ: 26 definitions
Introduction:
Kuthara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Kuthar.
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurvedaṻ (कुठा�) refers to a weapon (“axe�). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.

Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: The Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇaṻ (कुठा�) refers to “daggers� and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against Lalitā, according to the Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa 4.22. Accordingly, “[...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against Parameśvaī (Lalitā). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [viz.: ṻs (daggers)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beings�.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ṻ (कुठर).—A prominent nāga. He was present among the nāgas, who went to receive Balabhadra when he went, in the form of nāga, into the sea. (Mausala Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 15).
2) ṻ (कुठा�).—A nāga born in Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s family. It was burned to death at the serpent yajña of Janamejaya. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Verse 15).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṻ (कुठा�) refers to �(one who acts as the) axe�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Obeisance to Thee, the lord of all beings, the sustainer of great burden, the remover of thirst, to Thee whose form is devoid of enmity, to Thee of excessive splendour. Obeisance to Thee, the destroyer of the great forest in the form of great Asuras, like conflagration. Obeisance to the Trident-bearing lord who acts as the axe (ṻ) for the trees of Asuras. [...]�.
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesṻ (कुठा�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.52.14, I.57) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ṻ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)ṻ is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Ѳٲ.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., ṻ].

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: վīٳ첹貹� (Kāvya)ṻ (कुठा�) in Sanskrit (or ܳḍa in Prakrit) refers to an “ax�, as is mentioned in the վīٳ첹貹 by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (īٳ).�(CDIAL 3244; Williams 1959 p. 360).

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditionsṻ (कुठा�) refers to the “axe (of indifference)� (cutting the great tree of transmigration), according to the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya verse 1.114.—Accordingly, “The great tree of transmigration has arisen from the seed of desire. After cutting the tree with the axe of indifference (ṻ), whose sharp blade is disattachment, they proceed on the Atimārga�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduismṻ (कुठा�)—Sanskrit word for a type of Battle-ax mentioned in the Ѳٲ.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MUNI Arts: Kalachakra and the twenty-five Kulika kings of Shambhalaṻ (कुठा�) or “axe� refers to one of the attributes of Vijayasamudra or Rigden Gyatsho Namgyal—one of the Twenty-five Kulikas as well as one of the traditional Shambhala rulers.—His attributes are an axe (Sanskrit: 貹ś, ṻ, ܱś; Tibetan drata [dgra sta], tare [sta re]) and a severed head of Brahmā.—Rigden Gyatsho Namgyal is known in Tibetan (wylie) as rigs ldan rgya mtsho rnam rgyal; and in Sanskrit as: Kulika Samudra Vijaya.
ṻ (कुठा�) or “axe� also represents one of the attributes of ūⲹ or Rigden Wonang Nyima.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsṻ (कुठा�) refers to “axes�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here in the cycle of rebirth consisting of endless misfortune, sentient beings roam about repeatedly, struck down by spear, axe (ṻ), vice, fire, corrosive liquid or razor in hell, consumed by the multitude of flames from the fire of violent actions in the plant and animal world , and subject to unequalled trouble in the human condition [or] full of desire among the gods. [Thus ends the reflection on] the cycle of rebirth.�.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṻ (कुठा�).—m S An ax or a hatchet.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṻ (कुठा�).�m An axe or a hatchet.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṻ (कुठर).—See कुटर (ṭa).
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ṻ (कुठा�).�
1) An axe, or hatchet; मातु� केवलमे� यौवनवनच्छेदे कुठारा वयम् (mātu� kevalameva yauvanavanacchede ṻārā vayam) ṛh 3.11.
2) A sort of hoe or spade; Kau. A.2.3.
-� A tree.
Derivable forms: ṻ� (कुठारः).
See also (synonyms): ṻī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṻ (कुठर).—m.
(-�) The post round which the string of the churning stick winds: see ṭa. E. ṻ to surround, karan aff.
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ṻ (कुठा�).—mf. (-�-ī) 1. An axe. 2. A sort of hoe or spade. m.
(-�) A tree. E. ṻa a tree, and � to go, affix �.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṻ (कुठा�).—m. (and f. ī), I. An axe, [Rāmāyṇa] 2, 35, 41. Ii. m. The name of a Nāga or serpent, Ѳٲ 1, 2156.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṻ (कुठा�).—[masculine] axe; [feminine] a small axe.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṻ (कुठर):�m. the post round which the string of the churning-stick winds, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) m. Name of a Nāga, [Ѳٲ i, 1560] ([varia lectio] ṭa).
3) ṻ (कुठा�):—[from ṻā-ṭaṅka] m. an axe, [Rāmāyṇa; ṛh] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a sort of hoe or spade, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] a tree (= ṻa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a man [gana] ś徱
7) [v.s. ...] of a Nāga, [Ѳٲ i, 2156]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṻ (कुठर):�(�) 1. m. The post round which the string of the churning stick winds.
2) ṻ (कुठा�):—[(ra�-ī)] 1. m. 3. f. Sort of hoe or spade. m. A tree.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṻ (कुठा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ḍh, ܳḍa.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṻ (कुठा�) [Also spelled kuthar]:�(nm) a kind of axe or hatchet; ~[岵ٲ] a violent stroke.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṻ (ಕುಠರ):—[noun] a post to which the churning stick is tied while churning.
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ṻ (ಕುಠಾ�):�
1) [noun] a chopping tool, usu. of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle; an axe.
2) [noun] a long metal bar with a sharp end, used to dig the earth or as a lever; a crowbar.
3) [noun] an iron bar used as a weapon (in a medieval war).
4) [noun] (fig.) one who destroys; a destroyer.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryṻ (ကုဌာ�) [(thī,pu) (ထီ၊ပ�)]�
[ṻa+ka.thoma.]
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Kutarai, Kutharadhara, Kutharaka, Kutharapraya, Kutharasabha, Kuthari, Kuttaracam, Kuttararruppatai.
Full-text (+37): Kuthari, Shvasakuthara, Kutara, Kauthara, Khandanakuthara, Shvasakutharacurna, Kuhada, Kutharaka, Arshahkuthara, Kuradikuthara, Kutaka, Kurudikuthara, Shulakuthara, Kushthakuthara, Samnipatakuthara, Gramakantaka, Nattakkuttara, Kuthatanka, Kudhara, Ghayakuthara.
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