Pataccara, Paṭaccara, Pāṭaccara: 13 definitions
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Pataccara means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Patachchara.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPaṭaccara (पटच्चर).—A place of habitation in ancient Bhārata. During Purāṇic times the people of this place migrated to south India because they were afraid of Jarāsandha. (Chapter 14, Sabhā Parva). Sahadeva, one of the Pāṇḍavas during his victory tour of the south, subdued the people of this place. The paṭaccaras fought against the Kauravas on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. (Chapter 31, Sabhā Parva). It was the paṭaccaras who stood at the back of the Krauñca Vyūha constructed by the Pāṇḍavas. (Chapter 50, Bhīṣma Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPaṭaccara (पटच्चर).—(c) a kingdom of Madhyadeśa; name of a tribe.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 41; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 35.
Paṭaccara (पटच्चर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.13.25, II.28.4, IV.1.9, VI.46.47) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Paṭaccara) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaṭaccara (पटच्चर).—A thief; cf. पाटच्चर (pāṭaccara); तथैवापरमत्स्यांश्च व्यजयत् स पटच्चरान् (tathaivāparamatsyāṃśca vyajayat sa paṭaccarān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.31.4.
-ram Old or ragged clothes.
Derivable forms: paṭaccaraḥ (पटच्चरः).
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Pāṭaccara (पाटच्चर).—A thief, robber, pilferer; कुसुमरसपाटच्चर (kusumarasapāṭaccara) Ś.6; पद्मिनीपरिमलालिपाटच्चरै (padminīparimalālipāṭaccarai); Bv.2.75.
Derivable forms: pāṭaccaraḥ (पाटच्चरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭaccara (पटच्चर).—n.
(-raṃ) Old cloth. m.
(-raḥ) A thief. E. paṭat imitative sound, and cara going. paṭadiva veṣṭita iva carati cara-ac .
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Pāṭaccara (पाटच्चर).—m.
(-raḥ) A thief. E. paṭaccara the same, and aṇ pleonastic aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭaccara (पटच्चर).—i. e. paṭat (from paṭ, an imitative sound, perhaps of sneaking) -cara, I. m. 1. A thief, Mahābhārata 1, 6996. 2. pl. The name of a people, Mahābhārata 2, 590. Ii. n. Old cloth.
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Pāṭaccara (पाटच्चर).—i. e. paṭaccara + a, m. A thief, a robber.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭaccara (पटच्चर).—[masculine] thief, robber.
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Pāṭaccara (पाटच्चर).—[masculine] thief, robber.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paṭaccara (पटच्चर):—[=paṭac-cara] m. ([from] next + cara ?) a thief or robber, [Mahābhārata] ([Nīlakaṇṭha] ‘a class of Asuras’)
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] n. old or ragged clothes, a worn garment, [Kādambarī; Bālarāmāyaṇa]
4) Pāṭaccara (पाटच्चर):—m. ([from] paṭaccara) a thief. robber, [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭaccara (पटच्चर):—[paṭa-ccara] (raṃ) 1. n. Old cloth. m. Thief.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paṭaccara (पटच्चर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍaccara, Pāḍaccara.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṭaccara (ಪಟಚ್ಚರ):—
1) [noun] a piece of old cloth.
2) [noun] a thief or burglar.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Patac, Cara, Pata.
Full-text: Padaccara, Shuratara, Pataccarin, Paladyadi, Bodha.
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