Patraveshta, Patraveṣṭa, Patra-veshta: 3 definitions
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Patraveshta 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 Patraveṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Patravesta or Patraveshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPatraveṣṭa (पत्रवेष्ट).—a kind of ear-ring; विश्लेषिमुक्ताकल- पत्रवेष्टः (viśleṣimuktākala- patraveṣṭaḥ) R.16.67.
Derivable forms: patraveṣṭaḥ (पत्रवेष्टः).
Patraveṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and veṣṭa (वेष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatraveṣṭa (पत्रवेष्ट).—m. a kind of ear-ring, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 16, 67.
Patraveṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and veṣṭa (वेष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatraveṣṭa (पत्रवेष्ट):—[patra-veṣṭa] (ṣṭhaḥ) 1. m. An earring.
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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