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Lathi, Lāṭhī: 4 definitions

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Lathi means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Lāṭhī (लाठी) refers to one of the various weapons causing suffering in the hells (naraka), according to Rājasoma’s �Naraka ko coḍhālyo�, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—No name of any source is given in the text but the three stages followed in the exposition correspond closely to those found in a handbook such as Nemicandrasūri’s Pravacanasāroddhāra, [e.g.,] 2) sufferings mutually inflicted (hiva anyonyakṛta, 2r5, beginning of a new ḍh) either by various weapons (mogara, ūṃs, 2r8; ṻī, tomara (2v1) or coming from the bodies.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Lāṭhī (लाठी):�(nf) a big staff; cudgel; lathi; ~[] lathi-charge; ~[] fighting with lathis to take place; —[] to fight with/brandish/wield a lathi; —[ke jora se] by brute force; —[ṃd󲹲] to be equipped with a lathi; —[usakī bhaiṃsa, jisakī] might is right.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lāṭhi (ಲಾಠಿ):—[noun] a short, thick stick or club; a cudgel.

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Lāṭhī (लाठी):—n. stick;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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