Patayati, Patāyati, Pāṭāyaṭi: 3 definitions

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Patayati 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Patayati in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Patāyati, (in form=pa+tāyati, diff. in meaning; not sufficiently explained, see Kern, Toev. p. 29 s. v. It is probably a distorted *sphāṭayati: see under pharati, phalaka and phāteti) to be spread out, intrs. to spread (?) A. IV, 97 (kodho p. , as if fr. pat); J. III, 283 (C. nikkhamati, as if fr. tṛ, Kern. translates “to be for sale”). (Page 405)

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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

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

Pātayati (पातयति).—(caus. of Sanskrit pat), (1) puts back into a whole (what has been divided, to divide it again): °yitvā Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.119.19, and ff.; (2) with roma (= Pali lomaṃ pāteti), lets (the hair) hang down, as sign of humble peni- tence (see romapāta and s.v. prakaca): Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 28b.4; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.7.14.

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Patayati in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pāṭāyaṭi (பாடாயடி) [pāṭāyaṭittal] [pāṭāy-aṭi] transitive verb < idem. + idem. +. To beat severely; கடுமையாகப் புடைத் தல். [kadumaiyagap pudaith thal.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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