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सनातन धर्म भूमिका

Meaning of "jata"

Word

Jata

Sanskrit

जटा

IAST

jaṭā

In General

Long matted hair.

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Jatakarmaजातकर्मन्jātakarman

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Jatapathaजटापाठjaṭāpāṭha

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JatavedaजातवेदjātavedaAn epithet of Agni. One who know past, present and future is called Jataveda. Agni knows... Many Suktas like Durga sukta, Sri sukta have this epithet for Agni. The Mahabharata says, ` Vedah tvadartham Jatavedah' (231,41) - the Vedas are born for you! That...Read More
JatayuजटायुjaṭāyuA giant bird and brother of Sampati. Jatayu is first to inform Sri Rama about Sita being... When Rama and Lakshmana was away Ravana approached Sita as a sanyasin and took her to his...Read More
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Jatakarmaजातकर्मन्jātakarman

Celebrating the birth of a child is called Jatakarman. It is one of the samskaras. By...

Read More
Jatapathaजटापाठjaṭāpāṭha

Veda is transferred from generation to generation by aural tradition. The Rishies were...

In Jatapatha , the first word of the mantra is chanted with the second, then the order is...

Read More
JatavedaजातवेदjātavedaAn epithet of Agni. One who know past, present and future is called Jataveda. Agni knows... Many Suktas like Durga sukta, Sri sukta have this epithet for Agni. The Mahabharata says, ` Vedah tvadartham Jatavedah' (231,41) - the Vedas are born for you! That...Read More
JatayuजटायुjaṭāyuA giant bird and brother of Sampati. Jatayu is first to inform Sri Rama about Sita being... When Rama and Lakshmana was away Ravana approached Sita as a sanyasin and took her to his...Read More