Patraka, aka: Pātraka; 5 Definition(s)
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Patraka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Patraka (पत्रक) refers to “clove leaves” which forms a preferable constituent for a great offering, according to the Śivapurāṇa 1.16. Accordingly, “[...] the great offering of eatables shall be made to Śiva especially in the month of Dhanus. The constituent parts of the great offering are as follows:—[...] thirty-six clove leaves (patraka) [...] This great offering of eatables made to the deities shall be distributed among devotees m the order of their castes”.
Source: archive.org: Siva Purana - English Translation
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
Marathi-English dictionary
patraka (पत्रक).—n (S) A leaf of a book; a sheet of writing; an epistle; a paper of accounts; a slip of memoranda: a list, roll, table gen.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypatraka (पत्रक).—n A leaf of a book; a sheet of writing; an epistle; a paper of accounts; a slip of memoranda: a list, roll, table gen.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi 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-English dictionary
Patraka (पत्रक).—
1) A leaf.
2) Drawing lines or figures on the body as a decoration.
Derivable forms: patrakam (पत्रकम्).
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Pātraka (पात्रक).—A vessel, pot &c.
Derivable forms: pātrakam (पात्रकम्).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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| Kakkhatapatraka | Kakkhaṭapatraka (कक्खटपत्रक).—m. (-kaḥ) A plant of the fibres of which a kind of rope is made, ... | |
| Vamshapatraka | Vaṃśapatraka (वंशपत्रक).—1) a reed. 2) a white kind of sugar-cane. -kam yellow orpiment. Deriva... | |
| Lekhyapatraka | Lekhyapatraka (लेख्यपत्रक).—m. (-kaḥ) The palm tree. n. (-kaṃ) A leaf of the palm or any other ... | |
| Uttanapatraka | Uttānapatraka (उत्तानपत्रक).—a. species of Ricinus (raktairaṇḍa). Derivable forms: uttānapatrak... | |
| Dirghapatraka | Dīrghapatraka (दीर्घपत्रक).—1) sugar-cane. 2) a kind of garlic. Derivable forms: dīrghapatrakaḥ... | |
| Yugapatraka | Yugapatraka (युगपत्रक).—m. (-kaḥ) Mountain-ebony, (Bauhinia variegata.) “raktrakāñcanāravṛkṣe”.... | |
| Dehajhada- Patraka- Dehavarajhada- Patraka- Baki- Vasula | dēhajhāḍā- patraka- dēhavārajhāḍā- patraka- bākī- vasūla (देहझाडा- पत्रक- देहवारझाडा- पत्रक- बा... | |
| Dantapatraka | Dantapatraka (दन्तपत्रक).—n. (-kaṃ) A kind of jasmine, (J. pubescens.) E. danta a tooth, and pa... | |
| Yanapatraka | Yānapātraka (यानपात्रक).—adj. (compare next; to Sanskrit °tra plus -ka), sea-faring: °keṇa vaṇi... | |
| Tripatraka | Tripatraka (त्रिपत्रक).—m. (-kaḥ) The Kinsuka tree, (Butea frondosa.) E. tri three, and patra a... | |
| Sucipatraka | Sūcipatraka (सूचिपत्रक) or Sūcīpatraka (सूचीपत्रक).—an index, a table of contents. -kaḥ a kind ... | |
| Shalmalipatraka | Śālmalipatraka (शाल्मलिपत्रक).—Alstonia Scholaris (Mar. sātavīṇa). Derivable forms: śālmalipatr... | |
| Balapatraka | Bālapatraka (बालपत्रक).—the Khadira tree. Derivable forms: bālapatrakaḥ (बालपत्रकः).Bālapatraka... | |
| Utpalapatraka | Utpalapatraka (उत्पलपत्रक).—a broad-bladed knife or lancet. Derivable forms: utpalapatrakam (उत... |
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