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Jatta, Jattā: 4 definitions

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Jatta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

: OpenEdition books: վ󲹳īٳ󲹰첹貹� (Kāvya)

Jattā (जत्त�) in Prakrit (or ٰ in Sanskrit) refers to a “pilgrimage� (feast of pilgrimage), as is mentioned in the վ󲹳īٳ󲹰첹貹 by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (īٳ󲹲).—Cf. “pilgrimage of the cloth�, Prakrit 貹ḍa-Ჹٳ.—Without religious connotation: “distant expedition-of a trader�, Sanskrit 徱-ٰ. [...]

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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�.

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India history and geography

: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Jattā (जत्त�) Refers to a �(successful) sea-journey�, according to the Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Sijjau-Ჹٳ is a Prākrit rendering of the Sanskrit that was applied to sea-journey including going and safe return. This had become a technical phrase in medieval literature.

Details of preparation for sea-voyage (Ჹٳ) are given which include the following items relating to preparatory ritual and the equipment of the ship:

  1. arrangement of boats or ships (ṇaٳ徱�);
  2. loading of merchandise (ṃḍ徱�);
  3. bringing together other sailors (ṇi峾);
  4. calculation of the duration of the journey both outward and inward (gaṇijjae diyaha�);
  5. fixation of the date and time of departure ();
  6. observation of portends whether favourable or vice versa (ṇirūvijjaṃti ṇimittāi�);
  7. making announcements about the journey (kīraṃti avasuīo);
  8. prayers to proper deities (sumarijjaṃti iṭṭhadevae);
  9. feeding the Brahmins (bhuṃjāvijjaṃti baṃbhaṇe);
  10. paying respects to select persons (pūijjaṃti visiṭṭhayaṇe);
  11. worshipping of deities (accijjaṃti devae);
  12. arrangement of sails (sajjijjaṃti seyavaḍe);
  13. raising of the mast (ubbhijjaṃti kūvākhaṃbhae);
  14. fitting the furniture for sitting and sleeping (ⲹṇe);
  15. collecting loads of timber for plank and fuel (첹ṭṭ-ṃc); and
  16. filling the containers with fresh sweet water (Ჹ-ⲹṇe).
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Jaṭṭa (जट्ट) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Jarta.

2) Jatta (जत्त) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Yatna.

3) Jattā (जत्त�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ٰ.

4) Jattā (जत्त�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ٰ.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jatta (ಜತ್ತ):—[noun] = ಜತ� [jatana].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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