गर्त

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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
singular dual plural
nominative गर्तः (gartaḥ) गर्तौ (gartau)
गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) 		गर्ताः (gartāḥ)
गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹)
vocative गर्त (garta) गर्तौ (gartau)
गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) 		गर्ताः (gartāḥ)
गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹)
accusative गर्तम् (gartam) गर्तौ (gartau)
गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) 		गर्तान् (gartān)
instrumental गर्तेन (gartena) गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) गर्तैः (gartaiḥ)
गर्तेभिः¹ (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)
  • 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
singular dual plural
nominative गर्तः (gartaḥ) गर्तौ (gartau)
गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) 		गर्ताः (gartāḥ)
गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹)
vocative गर्त (garta) गर्तौ (gartau)
गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) 		गर्ताः (gartāḥ)
गर्तासः¹ (gartāsaḥ¹)
accusative गर्तम् (gartam) गर्तौ (gartau)
गर्ता¹ (gartā¹) 		गर्तान् (gartān)
instrumental गर्तेन (gartena) गर्ताभ्याम् (gartābhyām) गर्तैः (gartaiḥ)
गर्तेभिः¹ (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)
  • 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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