Patar, Pātar, Paṭar, Paṭār: 3 definitions

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Patar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pātar, (adv.) (Vedic prātar, der. fr. *prō, *prā, cp. Lat. prandium (fr. prām-ediom=pātar-āsa); Gr. prwi/ early; Ohg. fruo=Ger. früh) early in the morning, in foll. forms: (1) pātar (before vowels), only in cpd. °āsa morning meal, breakfast (cp. BSk. prātar-aśana Divy 631) D. III, 94; Sn. 387; J. I, 232; VvA. 294, 308; SnA 374 (pāto asitabbo ti pātar-āso piṇḍa-pātass’etaṃ nāmaṃ).—katapātarāsa (adj.) after breakfast J. I, 227; VI, 349 (°bhetta); Vism. 391.—(2) pāto (abs.) D. III, 94; DhA. II, 60; PvA. 54, 126, 128; pāto va right early J. I, 226; VI, 180.—(3) pātaṃ S. I, 183; II, 242; Th. 2, 407. ‹-› Note. Should piṇḍa-pāta belong here, as suggested by Bdhgh at SnA 374 (see above)? See detail under piṇḍa. (Page 451)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Patar in German

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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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