Patnishala, Patnīśālā, Patni-shala: 5 definitions

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Patnishala 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.

The Sanskrit term Patnīśālā can be transliterated into English as Patnisala or Patnishala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Patnīśālā (पत्नीशाला).—a hut tent, room for wives and domestic purposes.

Patnīśālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patnī and śālā (शाला).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patnīśāla (पत्नीशाल).—f. a room erected near the place of a sacrifice for the women and sacrificial implements, Mahābhārata 12, 3648.

Patnīśāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patnī and śāla (शाल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Patnīśāla (पत्नीशाल):—[=patnī-śāla] [from patnī > pati] n. a kind of hut or tent for the wives or for the domestic use of the sacrificer, [Brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana; Mahābhārata]

2) Patnīśālā (पत्नीशाला):—[=patnī-śālā] [from patnī > pati] f. a kind of hut or tent for the wives or for the domestic use of the sacrificer, [Brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana; Mahābhārata]

3) Pātnīśāla (पात्नीशाल):—[=pātnī-śāla] [from pātnī > pāti] mfn. being in the patnī-śālā (sub voce), [Lāṭyāyana]

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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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