Patrapishacika, Patrapiśācikā, Patra-pishacika: 3 definitions

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Patrapishacika 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 Patrapiśācikā can be transliterated into English as Patrapisacika or Patrapishacika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Patrapishachika.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Patrapiśācikā (पत्रपिशाचिका).—An umbrella or a kind of cap made of leaves.

Patrapiśācikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and piśācikā (पिशाचिका).

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

Patrapiśācikā (पत्रपिशाचिका).—f.

(-kā) A sort of cap or cover for the head, made of leaves. E. patra a leaf, piśācikā an imp. (ṭokā) .

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

Patrapiśācikā (पत्रपिशाचिका):—[patra-piśācikā] (kā) 1. f. A sort of cap made of leaves.

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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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