# घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca)

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घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a son of Bhima-sena by Hidimba, name of a Gupta king, bald as a jar, the son of Bhima by the Rakshasi Hidimba, name of a Rakshasa, name of a mythological giant. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Mythological Character (son of Bhīma), Etymological Meaning of the Name, Historical Figure (Gupta King).

- **SLP1:** `Gawotkaca`  **IAST:** ghaṭotkaca  **Devanagari:** घटोत्कच
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghatotkacha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ghatotkacha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Mythological Character (son of Bhīma) (8 definitions)
- The name of a son of Bhima-sena by Hidimba.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 375,2] घटो (ghaṭo) त्कच (tkaca) m. N. of a son of Bhīma-sena by the Rākṣasī Hiḍimbā, Mahābhārata (Title) i, iii; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 22, 29 [ ID=69275 ]
- name of a Rakshasa  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 089-1 ] घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) ghaṭa‿utkaca, m. N. of a Rākṣasa; -ūdhnī, f. having a jar-shaped udder ( cow ). [ ID=7229 ]
- The son of Bhima by the Rakshasi Hidimba  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 307 ] घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) m. ( - चः (-caḥ) ) The son of BHĪMA by the Rākṣasī, named HIḌIMBĀ. [ ID=14329 ]
- Son of Bhima  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 268-b ] घटो - त्कच (ghaṭo-tkaca) ( चः ) ((caḥ)) 1. m. Son of Bhīma. [ ID=13786 ]
- The son of Bhima by the Rakshasi Hidimba.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 253-a ] घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) m. ( - चः (-caḥ) ) The son of BHIMA by the Rakshasi, named HIDIMBA. [ ID=14320 ]
- Name of a mythological giant.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 162 ] घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) m. N. of a myth. giant. [ ID=9966 ]
- a Rakshasa, son of Hidimba and Bhimasena  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 303-2 ] Ghaṭotkaca, a Rākṣasa, son of Hiḍimbā and Bhīmasena Pāṇḍava. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, †197 ( Devarājena dattāṃ divyāṃ śaktiṃ vyaṃsitāṃ Mādhavena G°e Rākṣase, all. to § 600), †198.—§ 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 381, 536.—§ 71 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇap.): I, 61, 2255 (son of Hiḍimbā and Bhīmasena).—§ 84 (do.): I, 64, 2452 (do.).—§ 159 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3833 (do.).—§ 214 (Hiḍimbavadhap.): I, 155, 6079 (born to Bhīmasena by Hiḍimbā, etymology of his name), 6080, 6082.—§ 317 (Arjunābhigamanap.): III, 12, 570 ( Hiḍimbām agrataḥ yasyāṃ jāto G°aḥ, all. to § 214).—§ 423 (Gandhamādanapr.): III, 144, 11009, 11010; 145, 11016, (11019), 11021 (carried Draupadī).—§ 433 (Saugandhikāh.): III, 155, 11412 (do.).—§ 435 (Jaṭāsura- vadhap.): III, 157, 11457.—§ 437 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 160, 11671.—§ 448 (Ājagarap.): III, 176, †12336 ( G. and his followers carried the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛṣṇā, and the brahmans). —§ 449 (do.): III, 177, †12353 ( sānucaraṃ ).—§ 569 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 141, 4798 ( śāmitraṃ kariṣyati, sc. in Page304-a+ 63 the battle represented as a sacrifice).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtā- gamanap.): V, 162, 5591 ( Rākṣasaḥ, in the army of Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 45 11, 1711 (fights with Alambuṣa).—§ 580 (do.): VI, 57 κ, 2454 ( Rākṣasaḥ ), 2458; 58 6, 2475 (fights with Duryodhana).— § 581 (do.): VI, 64 16, 2863, 2868 (creating illusions he fights with Bhagadatta), 2887, 2889, 2892.—§ 582 (do.): VI, 72, 3170 ( Rākṣasaḥ ).—§ 583 (do.): VI, 75 α, 3283 (do.).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 83, 3670 (fights with Bhagadatta).— § 585 (do.): VII, 87 θ, 3867 ( Rākṣasaḥ ); 91, 4065 ( Bhaimaseniḥ ), 4072 (fights with Duryodhana, etc.); 92, 4105, 4111 (fights with the Vaṅga king, etc.); 93, 4154 ( Rākṣasendraṃ ), 4157 (rescued by Bhīmasena, etc.); 94, 4187, 4218, 4222 (fights with Aśvatthāman), 4228 ( °prayuktā, sc. māyā ), 4230; 95, 4233, 4237, (δδ), 4254 ( Rākṣasaḥ ), 4294, 4316 ( pitāputrau…Bhīmasena-Gh°au ).—§ 586 (do.): VI, 99 ζ, 4510 ( Rākṣasaḥ ); 101 θ, 4586.—§ 587 (do.): VI, 109 ε, 5075; 111, 5176 (fights with Durmukha); 118 υ, 5554; 119 ω, 5587.—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 8 η, 227; 10, 377 ( sadyo Vṛkodarāj jātaḥ…māyāvī Rākṣasaḥ ).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23 ο, 1022 (proceeded against Droṇa, description of his horses), (π), 1037 (on his standard there was a vulture), (ρ), 1040 (possessed the bow Paulastya); 25, 1123 (fights with Alambuṣa).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 35 δ, 1509.—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 95, 3536 ( Rākṣasaṃ, attacked by Alāyudha); 96, 3568 (fights with Alāyudha); 109, 4099 (encounter with Alambuṣa), 4100, 4104, 4120 ( Haiḍimbaḥ ), 4127 (slew Alambuṣa), 4132; 111 υ, 4283; 114 ψ, 4502 (pierced Kṛtavarman).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 153 α, 6629 (pierced by Duryo- dhana); 154 β, 6652 ( Rākṣasaḥ ); 156, 6794 ( Rākṣasendraṃ ), 6796, 6800 ( māyāṃ Gh° vinirmitāṃ ), 6801, 6804, 6807, (6821), 6829, 6833, 6840, 6857, 6859, 6866, 6867, 6882, 6915 G.'s son Añjanaparvan is slain by Aśvatthāman, and G. himself is defeated by the same); 158 χ, 7013 ( Rākṣasaḥ ); 166, 7411, 7414, 7417 ( Rākṣasendraṃ ), 7426, 7432, 7436 ( Rākṣa- sendraṃ, defeated by Aśvatthāman); 173, 7810 ( Rākṣasāt ), 7813, 7814, 7820, 7829, 7834, 7835, (7838) (Kṛṣṇa urged Gh. to proceed against Karṇa); 174, 7844, 7853, 7855, 7858, 7860, 7863, 7866, 7869, 7871, 7872, 7875, 7878, 7880, 7882 (encounter with Alambuṣa, whom Gh. slew); 175, 7890 ( Rākṣasaḥ ), 7923, 7924 ( prāduś cakre tato māyāṃ Rākṣasīṃ Rākṣaseśvaraḥ ), 7927, 7931 ( māyāṃ Gh° vinirmitāṃ ), 7932, 7934, 7935, 7938, 7939, 7940, 7945, 7959, 7961, 7967, 7969, 7971, 7972, 7974, 7980 (encounter with Karṇa); 176, 8017 ( yādṛśena ), 8021 ( yathā ), †8022; 177, 8037, 8038, 8042, 8044 (encounter with Alāyudha); 178, 8074, 8077, 8085, 8094 (slew Alāyudha); 179, 8115, †8126, 8132, †8145, †8153 ( Gh. again proceeded against Karṇa, who slew him, hurling the dart which was given to him by Indra, and with which he had intended to slay Arjuna); 180, 8184 ( hataṃ ), 8190 ( śaktiṃ Gh°enemāṃ vyaṃsayitvā ), 8192, 8199, 8212 (mentioned among the slain); 181 δδ, 8238 ( nihataḥ, has hated the brahmans and the sacrifices); 182 εε, 8252 ( sā śaktir Vāsudevena vyaṃsitā ca Gh°e ), 8253, †8255, †8256, 8258, (ηη), 8288 ( °e vyaṃsitāṃ, sc. śaktiṃ ); 183, 8303 ( hatvā ), 8311 ( °vadhena ), 8312 ( hate ), 8326 ( Rākṣasendre ).—§ 601 (Droṇavadhap.): VII, 184, 8363 ( nihate ).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 3, 63 (has been slain by Karṇa); 5 ζ, 135 (has slain Alambuṣa); 9, 299 ( °ṃ Rākṣasendraṃ Śakraśaktyā nijaghnivān, sc. Karṇa). —§ 605 (do.): VIII, 35, 1635 ( hataḥ ).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 50, 2406 ( hate…Rākṣase ).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 2, 79 ( Rākṣasaṃ ).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 61, 3421 Page304-b+ 61 ( vadhārthaṃ Pāṇḍuputrasya yācitāṃ śaktim eva ca|G°e vyaṃsayaṭaḥ, sc. Kṛṣṇa).—§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26 β, 792 ( Rākṣasendraṃ, his body is cremated).—§ 789 (Putra- darśanap.): XV, 32 θ, 875 ( Rākṣasaḥ, among the dead warriors who, summoned by Vyāsa, arose from the Gaṅgā).— § 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 5 λ, 150, 174 (after death Gh., etc., entered the gods and Yakṣas), Cf. also the following synonyms:— Bhaimaseni, Bhaimi, Bhīmasenasuta, Bhīma- senātmaja, Bhīmasūnu, Bhīmasuta, q.v. Haiḍimba (“the son of Hiḍimbā”): III, 11009, 11017, 11415; V, 5926 ( Bhaimaseniḥ…Rākṣaseśvaraḥ ), 7599; VI, 2476, 2873, 2883, 3559 ( Rākṣaseśvaraḥ ), 3663 ( Rākṣa- sendraḥ ), 3665, 3678, 3950, 4093, 4114, 4149, 4153, 4231, 4248; 5177; VII, 540 ( Rākṣasau raudrakarmāṇau H°ālam- buṣau ), 4101, 4113, 4117, 4120 ( Gh° ), 6841, 7435, 8031, 8034, 8078, 8133, 8178, 8184, 8185, 8236, 8237, †8254, 8305, 8315, 8332. Haidimbi (do.): VII, 4097, 4123 (C. has by error Haiḍam°), 6822 (do.), 6823 (do.), 6898, 6908, 7819, 7822, 7828, 7841, 7856, 7868, 8002, 8012, 8073, 8093, 8105. Rakṣas, Rākṣasa, Rakṣādhipa, Rākṣa- sapuṅgava, Rākṣaseśvara, Rākṣasendra, q.v. [ ID=4131 ]
- a son of Bhimasena by Hidimba  
  *The Purana Index*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 1-565 ] Ghaṭotkaca — a son of Bhīmasena by Hiḍimbā (Hi- ḍambā, Haiḍimbī). Bhā. IX. 22. 30-31; M. 50. 54; Vā. 99. 247; Vi. IV. 20. 45. [ ID=4462 ]

### Etymological Meaning of the Name (1 definition)
- bald as a jar  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 1183-c ] Ghaṭotkaca means ‘bald as a jar.’ [ ID=54991 ]

### Historical Figure (Gupta King) (1 definition)
- Name of a Gupta king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Gupta king, Inscriptions [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=69276 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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