Patanga, Pataṃga, Patamga, Pataṅga, Pātaṅga, Paṭaṅga: 31 definitions
Introduction:
Patanga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Shodhganga: Environmental Philosophy in the Vrksayurveda Texts—An analysisPataṅga (पतङ्ग) refers to “grasshoppers”, considered undesirable for productive fields, according to Surapāla’s Vṛkṣāyurveda, chapter 5. After planting the trees, the field should be protected from rats, grasshoppers, worms etc. Surapāla has mentioned an incantation (mantra) to protect the field from these creatures. [...] After writing this mantra properly on a leaf and after reciting it, it should be kept beneath the ground after digging a little. By this the keca (keñcuā), Worm (kīṭa), grasshopper (pataṅga) rats, ants (pipīla) etc. then disappear.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPataṅga (प्रमोद) is a Sanskrit word for a species of rice (śāli) which is said to have a superior quality, according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. It can also be spelled as Pataṃga (पतंग). The literal translation of the word is “spark”. The plant Pataṅga is part of the Śūkadhānyavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of awned grains”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPataṅga (पतङ्ग).—A mountain. There are twenty small mountains around Mahāmeru and Pataṅga is one of them.
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPataṅga (पतङ्ग) refers to a classification of Deities, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.39 (“The gods arrive at Kailāsa”).—Accordingly, as the guests arrived for Śiva’s marriage: “[...] Then all the gods, demons, Nāgas, Pataṅgas, Apsarasas, sages and others approached Śiva and proclaimed jovially. All of them said:—‘O lord, start on journey for wedding the great goddess, the daughter of the mountain, accompanied by us. Be merciful’. Then the omniscient Viṣṇu of joyful mind spoke befitting the occasion after bowing to Śiva with devotion. Viṣṇu said:—‘O lord of the gods, favourite of those who seek refuge in you, please carry out the task of your devotees. O lord, please listen to my submission. [...]’”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Pataṅga (पतङ्ग).—A mountain on the base of Meru;1 on the south of the Mānasa.2
1b) A class of people in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 4.
1c) A son of Devakī killed by Kaṃsa; taken to Dvārakā from Sutala by Kṛṣṇa, and after having been seen by his parents, went to Heaven.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 85. 51-6.
1d) The helpmate of the Vālakhilyas;1 the Sun God.2
Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki RamayanaPataṃga (पतंग) or Pataṅga refers to the “flying insects” (in the forest), according to the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 2.28. Accordingly:—“[...] soothening with kind words to Sītā, when eyes were blemished with tears, the virtuous Rāma spoke again as follows, for the purpose of waking her turn back: ‘[...] Oh, frail princess! Flying insects (pataṃga), scorpions, insects including mosquitoes and flies always annoy every one. Hence, forest is full of hardship’”.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaPataṅga (पतङ्ग) refers to “lintel § 3.38.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgriculturePataṃga (पतंग) refers to “flying insects”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavān teaches an offering manual]: “[...] All crops, all flowers and fruits will be well protected. [...] All pests will be destroyed. Snakes, mice, mongooses, porcupines, goats, frogs, stinging insects, mosquitos, locusts and so on, flocks of birds will perish. All worms will be destroyed. Furthermore, flying insects (pataṃga) and so on do not occur. They are never able to destroy. [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsPataṅga (पतङ्ग) refers to “insects”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Where this wicked Yama is not stopped by the 30 [gods] even with a hundred counteractions, what should one say of [Yama being stopped] there by the insects of men [com.—nara-pataṅga—‘insects of men’]? O fool, sentient beings, having begun from the womb, are continually led by [their own] action to Yama’s abode by means of uninterrupted journeys”.
Synonyms: Kīṭa, Kṛmi.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPataṅga.—(IA 11), a paper kite. Note: pataṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Patanga in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia intsia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa caesia L. (among others).
2) Patanga is also identified with Caesalpinia sappan It has the synonym Biancaea sappan (L.) Tod. (etc.).
3) Patanga is also identified with Eclipta alba It has the synonym Verbesina prostrata L. (etc.).
4) Patanga is also identified with Ficus benghalensis It has the synonym Ficus cotoneifolia Vahl (etc.).
5) Patanga is also identified with Haematoxylum campechianum It has the synonym Cymbosepalum baronii Baker (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nuovi Gen. Sp. Orto Palermo (1858)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard.
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Enumeratio plantarum (1805)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1989)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Patanga, for example side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypaṭaṅga : (nt.) a grasshopper.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPaṭaṅga, (cp. *Sk. phaḍingā, but influenced by Sk. pataga a winged animal, bird) a grasshopper Sn. 602; J. VI, 234, 506; Miln. 272, 407; DhA. IV, 58; PvA. 67; Pgdp 59. (Page 391)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypataṅga (पतंग).—m (S) A moth. 2 A sort of paperkite. 3 Sappan-wood, Cæsalpinia Sappan. 4 S A bird. 5 S The sun.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPataṅga (पतङ्ग).—[patan utplavan gacchati gam-ḍa ni°]
1) A bird; नृपः पतङ्गं समधत्त पाणिना (nṛpaḥ pataṅgaṃ samadhatta pāṇinā) N.1.124; Bv.1.17.
2) The sun; विकसति हि पतङ्गस्योदये पुण्डरीकम् (vikasati hi pataṅgasyodaye puṇḍarīkam) Uttararāmacarita 6.12; Mal.1.24; Śi. 1.12; R.2.15.
3) A moth, locust, or grass-hopper; पतङ्गवद्वह्निमुखं विविक्षुः (pataṅgavadvahnimukhaṃ vivikṣuḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.64;4.2; Pt 3.126.
4) A bee.
5) A ball for playing with; योऽसौ त्वया करसरोजहतः पतङ्गः (yo'sau tvayā karasarojahataḥ pataṅgaḥ) Bhāgavata 5.2.14.
6) Ved. A spark.
7) A devil.
8) Quicksilver.
9) Name of Kṛṣṇa
1) A horse.
11) A species of rice.
-ṅgam 1 Quicksilver.
2) A kind of sandal wood.
Derivable forms: pataṅgaḥ (पतङ्गः).
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Pātaṅga (पातङ्ग).—a. Brown; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPataṃga (पतंग).—name of a nāga king: Mahā-Māyūrī 247.26.
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Pataṃgā (पतंगा).—name of a river: Divyāvadāna 451.1 ff.; 456.19 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPataṅga (पतङ्ग).—mf. (-ṅgaḥ-ṅgī) 1. A grasshopper. 2. A bird. 3. A sort of rice. 4. The sun. n.
(-ṅgaṃ) 1. Quicksilver. 2. A kind of Sandal. E. pat falling, gam to proceed, aff.; khac; or pat to fall, aṅgac Unadi aff. also pataṅgama .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPataṃga (पतंग).—i. e. 1. pat + a + m-ga (vb. gam), I. m. 1. A bird, [Pañcatantra] ed. orn. 57, 6. 2. A small grasshopper which is attracted by a light, Mahābhārata 9, 152. 3. The sun, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 1, 30. 4. A playing-ball, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 20, 36. 5. A name of Kṛṣṇa, Mahābhārata 12, 1510. 6. The name of a caste in Plakṣadvīpa, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 20, 4. 7. The name of a mountain, 5, 16, 20. 8. The name of a village. Ii. f. gī, A proper name, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 6, 21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPātaṅga (पातङ्ग).—i. e. pataṃga + a, adj., f. gī, Peculiar to a grasshopper [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 8, 469.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPataṃga (पतंग).—[adjective] flying; [masculine] bird, insect, [especially] grasshopper, butterfly, or moth (also pataga).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pataṃga (पतंग):—[=pataṃ-ga] [from pataṃ > pat] mfn. flying, [Ṛg-veda i, 118, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] any flying insect, a grasshopper, a bee, a butterfly or moth, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (taṃga), [Upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti] etc. (-tā f., [Prasannarāghava])
3) [v.s. ...] a horse, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska i, 14]
4) [v.s. ...] the sun (cf. pata-ga), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Varāha-mihira] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the 7 suns, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] a ball for playing with, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] a spark ([Sāyaṇa]; ‘a Piśāca’ [Mahīdhara]), [Ṛg-veda iv, 4, 2]
8) [v.s. ...] a species of rice, [Caraka]
9) [v.s. ...] of tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] ‘the Flier’, Name of Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata xii, 1510] (= garuḍa, [Nīlakaṇṭha]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] Name of the author of [Ṛg-veda x, 177] and of this hymn itself, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
13) [v.s. ...] = -grāma, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
14) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) Name of a caste in Plakṣadvīpa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
15) Pataṃgā (पतंगा):—[=pataṃ-gā] [from pataṃ-ga > pataṃ > pat] f. Name of a mythical river, [Divyāvadāna]
16) Pataṃga (पतंग):—[=pataṃ-ga] [from pataṃ > pat] m. or n. quicksilver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] n. a species of sandal wood, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
18) Pātaṃga (पातंग):—mf(ī)n. ([from] pataṃ-ga) belonging to or peculiar to a grasshopper or moth, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
19) brown, [Mahābhārata vi, 422.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPataṅga (पतङ्ग):—[pata-ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A grasshopper, a bird; the sun; rice. n. Quicksilver; a kind of sandal.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pataṅga (पतङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Payaṃga.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Paṭaṃgā (पटंगा):—(nm) a fall; dashdown, throw; set-back; —[khānā] to suffer a set-back; —[denā] to throw down, to fell, to dash down; to cause a serious set-back.
2) Pataṃga (पतंग) [Also spelled patang]:—(nf) a paper kite; (nm) the sun; ~[bāja] a kite-flier; ~[bājī] kite flying.
3) Pataṃgā (पतंगा) [Also spelled patanga]:—(nm) a moth, an insect.
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPatanga in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a moth, an insect..—patanga (पतंगा) is alternatively transliterated as Pataṃgā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPataṃga (ಪತಂಗ):—
1) [noun] any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded, two-legged, egg-laying vertebrates, having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings; a bird.
2) [noun] any flying insect.
3) [noun] any of various families (esp. Acrididae) of leaping, plant-eating orthopteran insects with powerful hind legs adapted for jumping; a grass-hopper.
4) [noun] any of various families of four-winged, chiefly night-flying lepidopteran insects, that is attracted by light; a kind of moth.
5) [noun] any of a family (Lampyridae) of winged beetles, active at night, whose abdomens usu. glow with a luminescent light; a firefly.
6) [noun] any of various families of lepidopteran insects active in the daytime, having a sucking mouthpart, slender body, ropelike, knobbed antennae, and four broad, usu. brightly colored, membranous wings; a butterfly.
7) [noun] the sun.
8) [noun] a bumble bee.
9) [noun] a variety of rice.
10) [noun] an arrow.
11) [noun] a kind of paper kite.
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Pataṃga (ಪತಂಗ):—
1) [noun] the medium-sized deciduous tree Pterocarpus santalinus of Papilionaceae family; red sandal tree.
2) [noun] the tree Caesalpinia sappan of Caesalpiniaceae family.
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Pātaṃga (ಪಾತಂಗ):—
1) [noun] the medium-sized deciduous tree Pterocarpus santalinus of Papilionaceae family; red sandal tree.
2) [noun] the tree Caesalpinia sappan of Caesalpiniaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPataṅga (पतङ्ग):—n. 1. flying moth; butterfly; 2. bird; 3. grasshopper; 4. kite;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kvi, Gamu, Patanta.
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