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What was Arghatta?
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A device to lift water
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An irrigation canal
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A machine to break forts
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A type of cloth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Sanskrit, the word Araghatta has been used in ancient texts to describe the Persian Wheel. The ‘ara-ghatta’ comes from the combination of the words ‘ara’ meaning spoke and ‘ghatta’ meaning pot. There is evidence to argue that this system of lifting water from open wells was probably invented in India of the past.
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