Patrebahula, Pātrebahula: 4 definitions

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Patrebahula 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pātrebahula (पात्रेबहुल).—1 'Constant at meals or dinner-time', a parasite; वृतस्त्वं पात्रेसमितैः (vṛtastvaṃ pātresamitaiḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.1.

3) A treacherous or hypocritical fellow.

Derivable forms: pātrebahulaḥ (पात्रेबहुलः).

See also (synonyms): pātresamita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pātrebahula (पात्रेबहुल):—[=pātre-bahula] [from pātre > pā] mfn. ([plural]) frequently present at meals, parasitical [gana] pātre-samistādi and yuktārohādi

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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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