Patthara: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Patthara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Patthar.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypatthara : (m.) a slab; a flat stone.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPatthara, (cp. late Sk. prastara. The ord. meaning of Sk. pr. is “stramentum”) 1. stone, rock S. I, 32.—2. stoneware Miln. 2. (Page 407)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypatthara (पत्थर).—m (prastara S through H) A stone; but gen. used in the figurative sense of Blockhead, dolt, numskull.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpatthara (पत्थर).—m A stone. Blockhead.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPatthara (पत्थर) [Also spelled patthar]:—(nm) stone; (fig.) hardhearted; heartless, unfeeling (person); —[kī khāna] a quarry; ~[caṭā] a kind of grass; a kind of snake; stingy (person); ~[phoḍā] (said ironically) a stone-dresser; ~[bāja] one who pelts/throws stones (at); ~[bājī] pelting of stones, stonethrowing; —[kā kalejā/dila/hṛdaya] stony heart, unfeeling heart; —[kā chātī] unmoving heart; unwavering will; —[kī lakīra] indelible mark; unfading/invariable truth; —[paḍanā] to be damned, to be ruined/undone; pouring down of hails: —[paḍe] (an abusive term) be you damned/doomed!; —[para dūba jamanā] lit. emergence of grass on stony surface—an impossible phenomenon to occur; —[pasījanā/pānī honā/pighalanā] blood out of a stone, pity from the pitiless; a stony heart to be moved; —[māre bhī na maranā] to be disgraced and still alive; to live in disgrace; —[sā khīṃca māranā/pheṃka māranā] to say (something) bluntly; to be bluntly frank, to be insultingly curt; —[ho jānā] to be petrified, to be devoid of sensation/sensibility; to become insensitive; to become heartless/unfeeling.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Patthara (पत्थर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prastṛ.
2) Patthara (पत्थर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prastara.
3) Patthāra (पत्थार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prastāra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pattharagadha, Pattharagadhi, Pattharakala, Pattharakoila, Pattharana, Pattharanta, Pattharapatra, Pattharaphoda, Pattharati, Pattharavala.
Ends with: Kankada-patthara, Rathupatthara, Upatthara.
Full-text (+10): Prastara, Pathara, Pattharika, Prashtri, Kamkada, Kankad-pathar, Dudhiya, Meel, Mila, Paras, Nimva, Niv, Bahra, Parasa, Rekh, Samajha, Imta, Samajh, Eent, Roja.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.31 - The transgressions of Deśavirati-vrata (country-limiting vow) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]