Peti, Pēṭī, Peṭī, Peṭi: 8 definitions
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Peti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (natya)Peṭi refers to the eighth of the eleven dances (patinoraṭal) as mentioned in the Kaṭalāṭukkāṭai which is a chapter of the Cilappatikāram: an ancient epic authored by Ilango Adigal representing an important piece of Tamil literature.—The eleven dances were (viz., Peṭi) danced by Madavi in the Indra Vila (the festival celebrating the victory of Indra). After praising Viṣṇu, four Varuna-bhutas and Tiṅkal (moon in the sky, moving for the benefit of others), the patinoraṭal (eleven dances) is said to begin.
Peṭi description: This dance was danced by Manmatan in the form of a hermaphrodite (guise of a woman). Redeeming his son, Anirudhan, from captivity, Manmatan danced in Chou (city).

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Peti in India is the name of a plant defined with Boerhavia diffusa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia diffusa Sw. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
· Anales de Ciencias Naturales (1801)
· Phytographia (1794)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Mus. Senckenberg.
If you are looking for specific details regarding Peti, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypēṭī (पेटी).—f (pēṭī S through H) A box, trunk, chest. 2 An ornament for the arm (of males). 3 A common term for the cubes of gold forming, when strung together, a necklace for females. 4 A string of crackers closed up in a paper. 5 The centrical layer of a jōtēṃ; the retiring layer betwixt the two projecting layers named respectively bēndarī & pāṭathara. 6 A belly-band; esp. a surcingle for a horse. 7 Armour of the body or trunk. 8 The piece of wood (of a cart) which, proceeding along and over the axle-pin, confines the ends of the shafts, the bolster.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpēṭī (पेटी).—f A box, trunk, chest. An ornament for the arm of men. A necklace for women. A string of crackers closed up in a paper.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPeṭī (पेटी).—A small bag, a basket.
See also (synonyms): peṭikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPeṭī (पेटी).—f. (-ṭī) A small basket. E. piṭ, aff. ac, ṅīp being added.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPeṭī (पेटी):—(nf) a casket; small box, chest, belt; girdle.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPēṭi (ಪೇಟಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಪೇಟ [peta]1 - 1.
2) [noun] an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds, the total body of which is in the shape of a box.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+13): Peti-hora, Peti-tora, Petiapteriet, Petici, Petigosh, Petika, Petikacceti, Petikala, Petikari, Petikarikkoti, Petike, Petikot, Petikota, Petima, Petimoue, Petimva, Petioled sunflower, Petiracanamaram, Petirancanam, Petiripuliki.
Ends with (+209): Abhibyapeti, Abhiniropeti, Abhiramapeti, Abhiropeti, Abhisantapeti, Abhivinnapeti, Abhivyapeti, Acchupeti, Accupatthapeti, Adapeti, Aharapeti, Ajjhothapeti, Ajjhupeti, Alimpeti, Anapeti, Antaradhapeti, Anudipeti, Anulimpeti, Anupapeti, Anupeti.
Full-text (+18): Petika, Vittapeti, Petula, Peti-tora, Peti-hora, Dhyapayati, Bhusapeti, Karapayati, Sattaputtakhadaka, Abadana, Beti, Nishthapeti, Vomadapeti, Bendari, Vijnapya, Peta, Sapattangarakokiri Sutta, Avakalpayate, Avakalpayati, Shikshapayati.
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