Patravisheshaka, Patraviśeṣaka, Patra-visheshaka: 2 definitions

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Patravisheshaka 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 Patraviśeṣaka can be transliterated into English as Patravisesaka or Patravisheshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Patraviśeṣaka (पत्रविशेषक).—lines of painting &c.; see पत्रभङ्ग (patrabhaṅga); स्वेदोद्गमः किंपुरुषाङ्गनानां चक्रे पदं पत्रविशेषकेषु (svedodgamaḥ kiṃpuruṣāṅganānāṃ cakre padaṃ patraviśeṣakeṣu) Kumārasambhava 3.33; R.3.55;9.29.

Derivable forms: patraviśeṣakaḥ (पत्रविशेषकः).

Patraviśeṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and viśeṣaka (विशेषक).

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

Patraviśeṣaka (पत्रविशेषक).—strokes and lines drawn on the face with fragrant pigments of sandal, musk, etc., [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 55.

Patraviśeṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patra and viśeṣaka (विशेषक).

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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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