Patrikri, Pātrīkṛ: 3 definitions

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Patrikri 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 Pātrīkṛ can be transliterated into English as Patrikr or Patrikri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pātrīkṛ (पात्रीकृ).—8 U.

1) To make worthy; पात्रीकृतो दस्युरिवासि येन (pātrīkṛto dasyurivāsi yena) Ś.5.2.

2) To honour, dignify.

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

Pātrīkṛ (पात्रीकृ).—make a receptacle or worthy object, honour, dignify; [with] bhū [Passive]

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

Pātrīkṛ (पात्रीकृ):—[=pātrī-√kṛ] [from pātrī > pā] to make anything a recipient or object of (gen.), [Meghadūta; Bālarāmāyaṇa];

—to dignify, promote to honour (pp. -kṛta), [Kālidāsa]

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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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