Tata, ٲ, ղṭa, Taṭ�, Tātā, Ṭāṭā, Ta-ta: 37 definitions
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Tata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra1) Tata (तत) refers “stringed instruments�, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 6.10 and chapter 28. It is part of the four groups of musical instruments (ⲹ).
2) ٲ (ता�, “father�) refers to a specific “mode of address� (峾) used in drama (ṭy), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 19. ٲ is used to address an old man.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureTata (तत) refers to one of the seventy-two -ṇaṛtٲ (regular syllabo-quantitative verse) mentioned in the 334th chapter of the Ծܰṇa. The Ծܰṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the tata metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.

Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantuղṭa (तट) or Taṭ� refers to “slopes� near the base of a mountain (giri) or “foot hills� according to the second chapter (ṇy徱-) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., ղṭa], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusTata (तत) refers to “being covered (with wrinkles)�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: �19. With sunken neck, teeth dropping out, all the movements of his body slow, his tusks falling out, eating (only) soft fodder, bereft of must, having no rivals (i.e., incapable of rivalry), dirty (or rough) in color, his body covered with wrinkles (vali-tata-tanu), following in the rear of the herd, loose-limbed, who sleeps very much, he is an old elephant in the ninth stage�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaTata (तत) refers to a stringed instrument, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 15.16.

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�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) ղṭa (तट) or Nadīٲṭa refers to the “bank� (of a river), according to the Jayadrathayāmala verse 2.19.27-29.—Accordingly, “Having gone to a place where there are no people, a mountain peak, the bank of a river [i.e., Բī-ٲṭa], a frightening cremation ground, a beautiful deserted forest or a secluded part of the house at night or wherever (else) one pleases, or having reached (that) great place which is a sacred seat of Yoginīs and levelled the ground, extract the Vidyā�.
2) ٲ (ता�) is mentioned as the father of 峾ś𱹲—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—峾ś𱹲� the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). His birth-name is Aniruddha (alternatively, his birth-name is Padmanābha and his father is ٲ according to the Kulakaulinīmata);
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)ղṭa (तट) refers to the “banks (of a river)�, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] O goddess! You enter the heart of a man whose mind is composed. Sweet ballads of your renown, O Gaurī, the Vidyādharas sing in the groves of Haricandana trees that emit the sweet fragrance of liquor on the banks of the heavenly river (ܻ-Ի-ٲṭa-ٳī)�.
: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Studyղṭa (तट) refers to one of the 72 rays of the Viśuddhi-Cakra which (together with the 64 rays of the Ājñā) are associated with the lunar plane called Brahmagranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., ղṭa]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the ś岹貹ñ or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with � and �, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihiraղṭa (तट) refers to the bank (of a river), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Saturn should be eclipsed by the lunar disc, the ministers of Yaudheya, the Kauravas, the Arjunāyanas as well as the men of the eastern countries will suffer miseries for ten months. If Mercury should be so eclipsed the men of Magadha, of Mathurā and those on the banks [i.e., ٲṭa] of the river Veṇa will suffer miseries while the rest of the land will enjoy the happiness of Kṛtayuga�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Tata (तत) refers to “those instruments which have strings� and represents one of the four kinds of Instrumental Music, produced by an instrument (ٴǻⲹ), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The musical instrument called tata denotes that kind of instrument which has strings. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the instruments having strings like īṇ� etc. are included in this group of musical instruments.
According to the Saṃgītaratnākara, īṇ� is of two kinds viz.,
- śrutiīṇ� and
- svaraīṇ�.
Tata (तत) refers to a classification of “musical instruments� (ⲹ), according to Abhinavabharatasārasaṅgraha of Mummaḍi Cikkabhūpāla. Tata-ⲹ is also mentioned by Bharata, Haripāla and Dattila.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationղṭa (तट) refers to the “banks (of a river)�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin�).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing the words of Śiva [the Gods] nervously at one another and spoke before the lord one by one. [...] [Vāyu said]:—O Śiva, the semen that fell among the Śara plants immediately became a very beautiful boy on the holy banks (ٲṭa) of the celestial river. [...]�.

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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsTata (तत, ‘dada�) is the pet name for ‘father� in the Ṛgveda and later. Cf. ٲ and Pit�.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)Tata (तत) is a Prakrit ending for deriving proper personal names, mentioned as an example in the Aṅgavijjā chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijjā (mentioning tata) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-livingTata (तत) refers to one of the four types of contrived sound (Dz첹) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.24.—What is the meaning of tata sound? It is the sound produced from musical instruments covered with a diaphram, namely the ٲ, the drum (dholaka), the kettle drum, etc.

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.
India history and geography
: Google Books: Kalātattvakośa, volume 2Tata (तत):—“The tata (stringed instruments) should be constructed (and played) in accordance with loka (current practice) so that the scara becomes manifest and rakti (delightfulness) becomes abundant.� (See ṅgīٲٲ첹 VI.418cd-419ab)
Kosha (को�, kośa) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences (shastra). The oldest extant thesaurus (kosha) dates to the 4th century AD.
Tata.�(IE 7-1-2), probably confused with tattva and used to indicate ‘five�. Note: tata is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tata in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Nypa fruticans in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nipa litoralis Blanco (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Icon. Pl. Asiat. (1851)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1779)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1994)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Dissert. Inaug. Med. Sagu (1757)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tata, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytata : (pp. of tanoti) extended; spread out. || ٲṭa (nt.) side of river; a river bank; (m.) a precipice. ٲ (m.) 1. father; 2. son.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryٲ, (Vedic ٲ, Gr. tάta & tέtta, Lat. tata, Ger. tate, E. dad(dy); onomat. ) father; usually in Voc. sg. ٲ (and pl. tātā) used as term of affectionate, friendly or respectful address to one or more persons, both younger & older than the speaker, superior or inferior. As father (perhaps=tātā, see next) at Th. 2, 423, 424 (+ammā). ٲ (sg.) in addr. one: J. III, 54; IV, 281 (amma ٲ mammy & daddy) DhA. II, 48 (=father); III, 196 (id.); PvA. 41 (=father), 73 (a son), 74 (a minister); J. I, 179 (id.); Miln. 15, 16, 17 (a bhikkhu or thera), in addr. several Vin. I, 249; J. II, 133; PvA. 50. tātā (pl.) J. I, 166; 263; IV, 138. (Page 299)
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Tata, (pp. of tanoti) stretched, extended, spread out S. I, 357 (jāla); J. IV, 484 (tantāni jālāni Text, katāni v. l. for tatāni). Note: samo tata at J. I, 183 is to be read as samotata (spread all over). (Page 295)
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ղṭa, (*�, see tala & cp. tālu, also Lat. tellus) declivity or side of a hill, precipice; side of a river or well, a bank J. I, 232, 303; II, 315 (udapāna°); IV, 141; SnA 519, DhA. I, 73 (papāta°). See also talāka. (Page 293)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) tata (တ�) [(na) (�)]�
[tanu+ta.tanu vitthāreatanitthāti tataṃ.rū�631�(-,ṭī.746)�(ta-sa�)]
[တန�+တ။ တန� ဝိတ္ထာရေအတနိတ္ထာတ� တတံ။ ရူ။ ၆၃၁။ (-ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၇၄�)� (တတမ�-သ�)]
2) ٲṭa (တ�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[ٲṭa+a.thī-nitea taṭī.(�,ṭī.6va8,664-).]
[တ�+အ။ ထ�-� တဋီ။ (ဓာန်။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၆ဝ၈� ၆၆�-ကြည့�)။]
3) ٲ (တာ�) [(pu,na) (ပု၊�)]�
[tā+ta=kta�,ṭī.243,754.rū�651.tāyatīti ٴ=pitā.ṇvādi�82.]
[တ�+�=က္တ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၂၄၃၊ ၇၅၄။ ရူ။ ၆၅၁။ တာယတီတ� တာတေ�=ပိတာ။ ဏွာဒိ။ ၈၂။]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) tata�
(Burmese text): (�) တဖက်ပိတ်စည်။ (�) စောင်�-စသေ� တူရိယာ။ (တ�) (�) ကျယ်ပြန့်သေ� (ကွန်ရက�-စသည�)�
(Auto-Translation): (1) One-sided blockade. (2) A tool that is bent or curved. (3) Wide (such as a network etc.).
2) ٲṭa�
(Burmese text): ကမ်း၊ ကမ်းပါး၊ ကမ်းပါးစောက်၊ ကမ်းပါးပြတ်။ (က) တောင်ကမ်းပါး။ (�) မြစ�,သမုဒ္ဒရ�-စသည်တို့၏-ကမ်�-ကမ်းပါး။ ပပါ�,ပတီ�-တို့လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Beach, shoreline, coastal land, cliffed coast. (a) Mountain shore. (b) Shore of rivers and oceans, etc. Look at the flats and depressions as well.
3) ٲ�
(Burmese text): (�) စောင့်ရှောက�-ကာကွယ�-တတ်သေ� (အ�-စသေ�) သူ။ (�) (�) စောင့်ရှောက�-လုံခြုံစ�-အပ်သေ� (အရ�,ဝတ္ထ�)�
(Auto-Translation): (1) A guardian or protector. (2) A thing or object that provides protection and safety.

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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryٲṭa (तट).—m n (S) A shore, margin, border, side (of the sea or a river). 2 m A side of a hill. 3 The wall of a fort or village. 4 A feud or dissension in a caste involving separation and parties: also a party, a faction, a side. 5 A party or side at play. 6 Confederatedness or factious combination. 7 Inexactness or inequality of the balance, taking a side. 8 C Stoppage or stay for. taṭāsa lāgaṇēṃ To be the occasion of a feud in a caste--a matter.
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tāṭa (ता�).—n A dining plate (of silver, gold &c. and having a rim). Pr. tāṭānta sāṇḍalē� kāya vāṭīnta sāṇḍalē� kāya. 2 Sackcloth. 3 Inexactness of a balance. See under ṻ. 4 With ܳٲḷīcŧ� preceding the word. A single ܳٲḷ� (gold coin valuing from 5 to 6 rupees), a ܳٲḷ�-bit or ܳٲḷ�-piece. Pr. tāṭ�- barōbara kāṇṭha (The rim along with the dish.) Spending the little that remains in endeavors to recover the great sum (spent, gambled away, lost). Pr. sōnyācē� tāṭa parantu kuḍācā āśraya or Used of a person respectable or valuable in himself but of a bad stock; or of a great or good person or thing upheld by an ordinary or a bad one.
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tāṭa (ता�).—f A quickset hedge. Scarcely used but in comp., as śēratāṭa, sābaratāṭa.
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ٲ (ता�).—m (S) A father. 2 Applied, in endearment, to one's child.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishٲṭa (तट).�m n A shore. m The wall of a fort. A party; a faction. Inexactness of balance, The side of a hill. Stoppage.
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ٲṭa (तट) [-kan-kara-diśī, -कन�-कर-दिशी].�ad Imit. of sharp quick sounds. Tightly, tensely &c.
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tāṭa (ता�).�n A dining plate. Sack-cloth. In- exactness of a balance. f A quickset hedge (used in comp.). tāṭākhālacē� māñjara A complete slave or sycophant.
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ٲ (ता�).�m A father.
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 dictionaryղṭa (तट).—[ٲ�-]
1) A slope, declivity, precipice.
2) The sky or horizon.
3) An epithet of Śiva.
-ṭa�, -ṭ�, -ṭ�, ṭam 1 The shore or bank, declivity, slope; शीलं शैलतटात् पततु (śīla� śailataṭāt patatu) ṛh 2.39; प्रोत्तुङ्गचिन्तातटी (dzٳٳṅgԳٲṭ�) ṛh 3.45.; सिन्धो- स्तटावोघ इव प्रवृद्ध� (sindho- staṭāvogha iva pravṛddha�) Kumārasambhava 3.6; Uttararāmacarita 3.8; उच्चारणात् पक्षिगणस्तटी- स्तम� (uccāraṇāt pakṣigaṇastaṭ�- stam) Śśܱ 4.18.
2) A term applied to certain parts of the body which have, as it were, sloping sides; पद्मापयोधर- तटीपरिरम्भलग्� (padmāpayodhara- taṭīparirambhalagna) Gītagovinda 1; नो लुप्तं सख� चन्दनं स्तनतट� (no lupta� sakhi candana� stanataṭe) Ś. Til.7; so जघनत�, कटित�, श्रोणीतट, कुचत�, कण्ठतट, ललाटतट (jaghanaٲṭa, kaṭiٲṭa, śroṇīٲṭa, kucaٲṭa, kaṇṭhaٲṭa, lalāṭaٲṭa) &c.
-ṭa A field.
Derivable forms: ٲṭa� (तट�).
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Tata (तत).—See under तन� (tan).
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Tata (तत).�p. p. [tan-kta]
1) Extended, spread; तमी� तमोभिरभिगम्य तताम� (tamī� tamobhirabhigamya tatām) Śśܱ 9.23;6.5; Kirātārjunīya 5.11.
2) Spreading or reaching over, extending to.
3) Covered over, concealed.
4) Protracted, continued.
5) Bent (as a bow); ततायुधकलापवान् (ٲܻ첹貹) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.49.25.
6) Spreading wide &c; see तन� (tan).
-ٲ� Ved.
1) A father; पितर� तत कस्म� मा� दास्यस� (pitara� tata kasmai mā� dāsyasi) Kaṭh.1.1.4.; Bhāgavata 1.18.37.
2) Wind, air.
3) Extent.
4) Offspring, a child (n. also).
5) A son.
-tam Any stringed musical instrument.
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ٲ (ता�).—[tan-kta dīrghaśca �3.9
1) A father; मृष्यन्त� लवस्� बालिशतां तातपादाः (mṛṣyantu lavasya bāliśatā� ٲpādā�) Uttararāmacarita 6; हा तातेति क्रन्दितमाकर्ण्य विषण्ण� (hā tāteti kranditamākarṇya viṣaṇṇa�) R.9.75.
2) A term of affection, endearment of pity, applied to any person, but usually to inferiors or juniors, pupils, children &c.; ता� चन्द्रापी� (ٲ candrāpīḍa) K.16; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.16; रक्षसा भक्षितस्ता� तव तातो वनान्तरे (rakṣasā bhakṣitasٲ tava ٴ vanāntare) Mb.
3) A term of respect applied to elders or other venerable personages; ह्रेपिता हि बहवो नरेश्वरास्ते� ता� धनुष� धनुर्भृत� (hrepitā hi bahavo nareśvarāstena ٲ dhanuṣ� dhanurbhṛta�) R.11.4.; तस्मान्मुच्य� यथ� ता� संविधातु� तथार्हसि (tasmānmucye yathā ٲ saṃvidhātu� tathārhasi) 1.72.
4) Any person for whom one feels pity.
Derivable forms: ٲ� (तातः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṭa (तट).—mfn. sub.
(-ṭa�-ṭ�-ṭ�-ṭa�) A shore or bank. n.
(-ṭa�) A field. E. ٲṭa to to rise or be high, affix ac, fem. aff. ṅīp.
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Tata (तत).—mfn.
(-ٲ�-tā-ٲ�) 1. Spread, diffused, expanded. 2. Stretched, extended. m.
(-ٲ�) Air, wind. n.
(-ٲ�) Any stringe instrument. E. tan to spread, &c. kta affix, or Unadi aff. tan.
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ٲ (ता�).—mfn.
(-ٲ�-tā-ٲ�) Venerable, reverend, respectable. m.
(-ٲ�) 1. A father. 2. A term of affection addressed to any person, but especially to a junior or inferior, as he ٲ oh! child, &c. E. tan to extend, (his race or fame,) kta affix, and the vowel made long.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṭa (तट).—I. m. 1. Slope, Mahābhārata 1, 1567. 2. Horizon, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 26, 26. Ii. m. and f. ṭ�, and n. 1. A bank, Mahābhārata 13, 1334. 2. Often without a special signification as latter part of a comp. whose former part denotes a portion of the human body, e. g. adhara-, The lips, [Gītagovinda. ed. Lassen.] 4, 23; 첹ṭi-, The hip, [Իǰ岵Բ] 2, 32; 첹ṇṭ-, The throat, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 1; jaghana-, The buttocks, [ṛh, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 49; ṭa-, The forehead, [Śśܱ] 9, 28; śṇa-, The ear, [Ṛtܲṃh] 5, 13; stana-, The bosom, [Amaruśataka, (ed. Calcutt.)] 21.
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Tata (तत).—m. The father, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 1.
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ٲ (ता�).—m. 1. voc. sing. Dear; a caressing word used by parents addressing their children, Mahābhārata 1, 4728; by teachers addressing their pupils, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 2, 7; by children addressing their fathers, Mahābhārata 1, 6796. 2. A father, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 53, 10.
� Cf. tata.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṭa (तट).—[masculine] ī [feminine] slope, declivity (lit. & [figuratively]); shore, bank.
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Tata (तत).�1. [masculine] father; [vocative] also = my son.
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Tata (तत).�2. [adjective] stretched out, expanded, wide; overspread or covered with ([instrumental] or —�).
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ٲ (ता�).—[masculine] father; [vocative] also i.[grammar] reverend, dear.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղṭa (तट):�m. (exceptionally n., [Daśarūpa ii. 18/19]) a slope, declivity, any part of the body which has (as it were) sloping, sides (cf. śṇi-, stana-, etc.), a shore, [Mahābhārata] (said of Śiva, [xii, 10381]), [Harivaṃśa] etc. (ifc. f(ī). , [ṛh])
2) cf. a-, ut- ; ܰ-ٲṭ�.
3) Tata (तत):�1. tata m. (cf. ٲ) chiefly [Vedic or Veda] a father (familiar expression corresponding to Բ, mother), [Ṛg-veda viii, 91, 5 f.; ix, 112, 3; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā iii; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] etc. ([vocative case] [like ٲ] also term of affection addressed to a son, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa v, 14, 3; vii, 14, 8]).
4) [from tan] 2. tata mfn., [vi, 4, 37] extended, stretched, spread, diffused, expanded, [Ṛg-veda] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] spreading over, extending to, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] covered over by ([instrumental case] or in [compound]), [Laghujātaka, by Varāha-mihira ii, 16; Kirātārjunīya v, 11; Śiśupāla-vadha ix, 23]
7) [v.s. ...] protracted, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) [v.s. ...] bent (a bow), [Mahābhārata i, 49, 25; iv, 5, 1]
9) [v.s. ...] spreading, wide, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] composed (a tale), [i, 2455]
11) [v.s. ...] performed (a ceremony), [Ṛg-veda] etc.
12) [v.s. ...] m. wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] n. any stringed instrument, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] a metre of 4 x 1 2 syllables.
15) ٲ (ता�):�m. (cf. 1. tata) a father, [Mahābhārata i; 峾ⲹṇa; Vikramorvaśī; Śakuntalā iv, 4/5] (in [compound]) etc.
16) (ٲ) [vocative case] a term of affection addressed to a junior ([Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vii; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.) or senior [i, 6796 [Raghuvaṃśa] etc.], addressed to several persons, [Mahābhārata i, 6825; v, 5435 (C)]; in the latter use also [vocative case] [plural] [ib.](B);i, 6820f.iv, 133;
17) cf. τέττα; [Latin] tata etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղṭa (तट):—[(ṭa�-ṭ�-ṭ�-ṭa�)] 1. m. f. n. A shore or bank. n. A field.
2) Tata (तत):—[(ta�-tā-ٲ�) a.] Spread, diffused. m. Air, wind. n. Any stringed musical instrument.
3) ٲ (ता�):�(ٲ�) 1. m. A father; a term of affection, as he ٲ Oh child. a. Venerable, respectable.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ղṭa (तट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ղḍa, ղḍi, ղḍḍ, ղḍḍ, ղṇi, Taya, 岹, Virallia.
[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 dictionary1) Ṭāṭa (टा�) [Also spelled taat]:�(nm) a sack cloth; floor-mat; —[ܱṭa] to go bankrupt; —[para mūṃja kī bakhiyā] a tag on a rag; —[bāhara honā] to be outcaste; —[me� pāṭa kī bakhiyā] a silk patch on a rag.
2) ղṭa (तट) [Also spelled tat]:�(nm) a bank; coast, shore.
3) ٲ (ता�) [Also spelled taat]:�(nm) any venerable person; father; an address to anyone who is dear and younger.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusղṭa (ತಟ):�
1) [noun] the sloping side of a hill.
2) [noun] land on either side and along a river; bank.
3) [noun] an area, place, region.
4) [noun] a piece of farm land.
5) [noun] the apparent blue space over our heads; the sky.
6) [noun] the line where apparently the sky meets the earth.
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Tata (ತತ):—[adjective] extending or extended over a relatively large area.
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Tata (ತತ):�
1) [noun] any stringed musical instrument.
2) [noun] air.
3) [noun] any percussion instrument having tied with a skin membrane on one or both sides.
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ٲ (ತಾ�):�
1) [noun] one’s male parent; father.
2) [noun] the father of one’s father or mother; grand-father.
3) [noun] an aged man.
4) [noun] a term of respectful familiarity to any elderly man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexiconղṭa (தட) adjectival
1. cf. tata, Large, broad, full; பெரி�. தாடோய் தடக்கை [periya. thadoy thadakkai] (புறநானூற� [purananuru] 14, 11).
2. cf. ٲṭa. Bent, curved; வளைந்த. தடங்கோட் டெருமை [valaintha. thadangod derumai] (ஐங்குறுநூற� [aingurunuru] 98).
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Taṭ� (தட�) noun < தட. [thada.]
1. Pot; பானை. (திவா.). [panai. (thiva.).]
2. Big pot; மிடா. (திவா.) நறுநெய� யொரோதட� வுண்� [mida. (thiva.) naruney yorothada vunna] (நாலாயி� திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரி�.ாழ�. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 1, 2, 4).
3. A kind of earthen grate; கணப்புச்சட்ட�. [kanappuchatti.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம� அரும்பதவுர� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 99, உர�. [urai.])
4. Largeness, greatness; பரும�. தடாவுட லும் பர� [parumai. thadavuda lum par] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 8, 15).
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Tātā (தாதா) noun < ٲ.
1. Father; தந்த�. தாதாவெனிற் கல்விதானகலும� [thanthai. thathavenir kalvithanagalum] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்ட� [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 283, 677).
2. See தாத்தா. [thatha.]
3. Great man; பெரி�.ோன�. [periyon.] (மாறனலங்காரம் [maranalangaram] 140, 541.)
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Tātā (தாதா) noun < . nominative singular of �. Liberal donor; கொடையாளன�. ஞானதாதாவ� நீ [kodaiyalan. gnanathathavu ni] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல� சச்சித�. [thayumanasuvamigal padal sachitha.] 10).
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Tātā (தாதா) noun < nominative singular of �.
1. Brahmā; பிரமன். (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [piraman. (pingalagandu)]
2. See தாத்துரு. [thathuru.] (கர்மபுராணம் பிருகு. [kurmapuranam pirugu.] 3.)
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ղṭa (தட) adjectival Soft, tender; மெல்லி�. தடந்தாளென்பத� மெல்லியவாகிய ஶ்ரீபா� மென்� வாறு [melliya. thadanthalenpathu melliyavagiya shripatha menra varu] (நீலகேச�, அவையடக்கம் [nilagesi, avaiyadakkam], 1, உர� [urai]).
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Taṭ� (தட�) noun < தட. [thada.] A vessel larger than a ṭ�; மிடாவினும் பெரிதா� பாத்திரம�. அந்தப்பாலை யெல்லாம் காய்ச்சுகைக்கா� மிடாக்களோடும� தடாக்க ளோடும் அடுப்பில� ஏற்றிவைத்த� [midavinum perithana pathiram. anthappalai yellam kaychugaikkaga midakkalodum thadakka lodum aduppile errivaithu] (நாலாயி� திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரி�.ாழ�. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 2, 9, 5, வ்யா. பக�. [vya. pag.] 463).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Ṭāṭa (टा�):—n. mat; carpet; canvas; sack-cloth; linoleum;
2) Ṭāṭa (टा�):—adj. 1. very poor; bankrupt; 2. lean and thin; extremely weak;
3) Ṭāṭā (टाटा):—n. pl. of टाटो [ṭāṭ]
4) ղṭa (तट):—n. seashore; bank; beach;
5) Tata (तत):—adj. 1. spread; 2. covered;
6) Tata (तत):—n. any stringed musical instrument;
7) ٲ (ता�):—n. arch. 1. father; dad; 2. a respectable/honorable person; 3. a loving address to the juniors;
8) Tātā (ताता):—adj. pl. of तातो [ٴ]
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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