Patrakricchra, Patrakṛcchra, Patra-kricchra: 3 definitions

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Patrakricchra 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 Patrakṛcchra can be transliterated into English as Patrakrcchra or Patrakricchra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Patrakrichchhra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Patrakṛcchra (पत्रकृच्छ्र).—a sort of penance, drinking the infusion of leaves of various plants.

Derivable forms: patrakṛcchram (पत्रकृच्छ्रम्).

Patrakṛcchra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and kṛcchra (कृच्छ्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Patrakṛcchra (पत्रकृच्छ्र).—n.

(-cchraṃ) A sort of penance, drinking infusion of any leaves for a given time. E. patra a leaf, and kṛcchra a penance.

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

Patrakṛcchra (पत्रकृच्छ्र):—[patra-kṛcchra] (cchraṃ) 1. n. A sort of penance, by drinking decoctions of leaves for a prescribed time.

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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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