Patabhedaka, Paṭabhedaka, Pata-bhedaka: 1 definition

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Paṭabhedaka (पटभेदक).—m. or nt., substantially = Sanskrit and Pali puṭabhedana (for which a var. paṭa° is cited in [Boehtlingk and Roth] from Amara according to Loiseleur), city, metropolis, or perhaps castle, citadel (so Bendall and Rouse on Śikṣāsamuccaya, citing Tibetan mkhar which has that meaning and also house): rājyaṃ vā parityajan paṭabhedakaṃ vā nagararājadhānīṃ…Śikṣāsamuccaya 27.5. Perhaps read puṭa° (and °na for °ka ?).

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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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