Patranguli, Patrāṅguli, Patra-anguli, Patramguli: 4 definitions
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Patranguli 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPatrāṅguli (पत्राङ्गुलि).—drawing lines of painting with the finger on the person (throat, forehead &c.) with coloured sandal, saffron, or any other fragrant substance.
Derivable forms: patrāṅguliḥ (पत्राङ्गुलिः).
Patrāṅguli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and aṅguli (अङ्गुलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatrāṅguli (पत्राङ्गुलि).—f.
(-liḥ) Painting the forehead, throat, neck, &c. with coloured Sandal, saffron, or any other fragrant substance. E. patra a leaf and āṅguli a finger, being applied with the finger.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatrāṅguli (पत्राङ्गुलि):—[patrā+ṅguli] (liḥ) 2. f. Painting the forehead, &c. with sandal, &c.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPatrāṃguli (ಪತ್ರಾಂಗುಲಿ):—[noun] a drawing of pictures on the forehead, neck, etc. with a finger using a dye.
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Patrāṃguḷi (ಪತ್ರಾಂಗುಳಿ):—[noun] = ಪತ್ರಾಂಗುಲಿ [patramguli].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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