गर्त

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

From a phonetic variant of कर्त (karta, hole).

Noun

गर्त • (garta) stem, m

  1. a hollow, hole, cave, grave
  2. a canal
  3. the hollow of the loins
  4. a kind of disease
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of गर्त (garta)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गर्तः
gartaḥ
गर्तौ / गर्ता¹
gartau / gartā¹
गर्ताः / गर्तासः¹
gartāḥ / gartāsaḥ¹
Vocative गर्त
garta
गर्तौ / गर्ता¹
gartau / gartā¹
गर्ताः / गर्तासः¹
gartāḥ / gartāsaḥ¹
Accusative गर्तम्
gartam
गर्तौ / गर्ता¹
gartau / gartā¹
गर्तान्
gartān
Instrumental गर्तेन
gartena
गर्ताभ्याम्
gartābhyām
गर्तैः / गर्तेभिः¹
gartaiḥ / gartebhiḥ¹
Dative गर्ताय
gartāya
गर्ताभ्याम्
gartābhyām
गर्तेभ्यः
gartebhyaḥ
Ablative गर्तात्
gartāt
गर्ताभ्याम्
gartābhyām
गर्तेभ्यः
gartebhyaḥ
Genitive गर्तस्य
gartasya
गर्तयोः
gartayoḥ
गर्तानाम्
gartānām
Locative गर्ते
garte
गर्तयोः
gartayoḥ
गर्तेषु
garteṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Probably a semantic extension of Etymology 1. Alternative theories suggesting origin from a separate root (compare Latvian galds (board), Swedish karm (door or window frame)) are uncertain.

Noun

गर्त • (garta) stem, m

  1. a high seat, throne (of Mitra and Varuṇa), "a house"
  2. the seat of a war chariot
  3. a chariot
  4. a table for playing at dice
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of गर्त (garta)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गर्तः
gartaḥ
गर्तौ / गर्ता¹
gartau / gartā¹
गर्ताः / गर्तासः¹
gartāḥ / gartāsaḥ¹
Vocative गर्त
garta
गर्तौ / गर्ता¹
gartau / gartā¹
गर्ताः / गर्तासः¹
gartāḥ / gartāsaḥ¹
Accusative गर्तम्
gartam
गर्तौ / गर्ता¹
gartau / gartā¹
गर्तान्
gartān
Instrumental गर्तेन
gartena
गर्ताभ्याम्
gartābhyām
गर्तैः / गर्तेभिः¹
gartaiḥ / gartebhiḥ¹
Dative गर्ताय
gartāya
गर्ताभ्याम्
gartābhyām
गर्तेभ्यः
gartebhyaḥ
Ablative गर्तात्
gartāt
गर्ताभ्याम्
gartābhyām
गर्तेभ्यः
gartebhyaḥ
Genitive गर्तस्य
gartasya
गर्तयोः
gartayoḥ
गर्तानाम्
gartānām
Locative गर्ते
garte
गर्तयोः
gartayoḥ
गर्तेषु
garteṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “गर्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 349/1-2.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “गर्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 472-473
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 372
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