Chatra
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chatra is a noun meaning (India) Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms.
Meaning
(India) Synonym of umbrella or parasol, particularly ritual or ceremonial forms.
Example Sentences
CHATRA (UMBRELLA) In the Gupta period, Brahmins used a Chatra.
Chatra (I)—the seven worlds, white in colour, are one above the other umbrella-like... Chatra (II)—the white umbrella as insignia of royalty given to Kāmaśvara by Viṣṇu.
The so-called Chatra coins of the Guptas seem in all probability, to have been the issue of Chandragupta I to begin with... This variety apart from the noticeable distinction in the figure of the monarch and the umbrella bearer contains the obverse legend Chandragupta merely, with the reverse legend Vikramaditya.
Word Forms
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