Amapatra, Āmapātra, Ama-patra: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Amapatra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀmapātra (आमपात्र).—The milking vessel of the Yakṣas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 215; Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 182.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraĀmapātra (आमपात्र) refers to a “clay pot”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 10.—Accordingly, “[Question.]—Where is it that the bonds of desire and other fetters are called Māra? [Answer.]—In the Tsa tsang king (Kṣudraka), the Buddha addressed the following stanzas to king Māra: ‘[...] By the power of wisdom’s arrow, By cultivating concentration and wisdom, I will smash your army, O Mara, Like a clay pot (āmapātra). [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀmapātra (आमपात्र).—an unannealed vessel; Av.8.1.28; विनाशं व्रजति क्षिप्रमाम- पात्रमिवाम्भसि (vināśaṃ vrajati kṣipramāma- pātramivāmbhasi) Manusmṛti 3.179.
Derivable forms: āmapātram (आमपात्रम्).
Āmapātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āma and pātra (पात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀmapātra (आमपात्र).—[neuter] a raw vessel, i.e. a vessel of unburnt clay.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀmapātra (आमपात्र):—[=āma-pātra] [from āma] n. an unannealed vessel, [Atharva-veda viii, 10, 28; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Antaryamapatra, Grama-patra, Inamapatra, Madhyamapatra, Namapatra, Niyamapatra, Ramapatra, Samapatra, Shyamapatra, Tamapatra, Uttamapatra, Vishamapatra.
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