Potaka, Poṭaka: 16 definitions
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Potaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Potak.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Potaka (पोतक).—A serpent born of the family of Kaśyapa. (Śloka 13, Chapter 103, Udyoga Parva).
Potaka (पोतक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.7, I.35, V.101.11/V.103) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Potaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Potaka.—(LP), the government's money-bag. (LP), cf. Gujarātī poluṃ; the amount of revenue of a village sent to the Government treasury. Cf. pottaka. Note: potaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Potaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Hymenodictyon orixense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Exostema philippicum Schult. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Proceedings, Indian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Biological Sciences (1981)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Fam. Pl. (Adanson) (1763)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Potaka, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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
Pali-English dictionary
potaka : (m.) the young of an animal.
Potaka, (-°) (fr. pota1) 1. the young of an animal M. I, 104 (kukkuṭa°); J. I, 202 (supaṇṇa°), 218 (hatthi°); II, 288 (assa° colt); III, 174 (sakuṇa°); PvA. 152 (gaja°).—f. potikā J. I, 207 (haṃsa°); IV, 188 (mūsika°).—2. a small branch, offshoot, twig; in twig; in amba° young mango sprout DhA. III, 206 sq.; araṇi° small firewood Miln. 53. (Page 474)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Poṭaka (पोटक).—A servant.
Derivable forms: poṭakaḥ (पोटकः).
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Potaka (पोतक).—
1) The young of an animal.
2) young plant.
3) The site of a house.
Derivable forms: potakaḥ (पोतकः).
Potaka (पोतक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The young of an animal. 2. A young plant. 3. The scite of a house.
Potaka (पोतक).—[pota + ka], I. m. 1. The young of any animal, used also of plants, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 67, 6; e. g. cūta-, A young mango, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Poṭaka (पोटक).—[masculine] servant.
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Potaka (पोतक).—[masculine] = [preceding] (—°); [feminine] tikā cloth, garment.
1) Poṭaka (पोटक):—[from poṭa] m. a servant, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Potaka (पोतक):—[from pota] m. a young animal or plant (mostly ifc.; cf. pota), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a serpent-demon, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] the site or foundation of a house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. gṛha-p)
Poṭaka (पोटक):—m. Knecht (vgl. poṭā): hala [Scholiast] zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 15, 3, 12] (ungedruckte Glosse).
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Potaka (पोतक):—(von pota)
1) m. a) das Junge eines Thieres: mṛga [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 67, 6.] markaṭa [Kathāsaritsāgara 37, 116.] me (haṃsyāḥ) prajātānpotakāṃsutān [43, 157.] kapota [Spr. 2250.] cūta ein junger Mangobaum [Daśakumāracarita] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 179, 9.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Nāga: kalaśapotakau [Mahābhārata 5, 3627.] Statt dessen kalaśapotakaḥ [1, 1552.] — c) Fundament eines Hauses; s. gṛha . —
2) f. potikā, = pūtikā, potakī, upodikā eine best. Gemüsepflanze, Basella lucida oder rubra [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 23.] [Śabdakalpadruma] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 398.] = mūlapotī [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] = śatapuṣpā Anethum Sowa Roxb. ebend. Vgl. kṣudra, mūlaka . —
3) f. potakī a) Basella lucida oder rubra [Śabdamālā im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) ein best. Vogel, Turdus macrourus (śyāmā) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87, 5.] ruta [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 897.]
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Potaka (पोतक):—, f. potikā Gewand, Kleid [Pañcatantra ed. Bomb. IV & V 25, 22. 26, 3. 6.]
Poṭaka (पोटक):——
1) m. Knecht. —
2) *f. poṭikā eine best. Pflanze [Ratnamālā. (Roth) 172.]
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Potaka (पोतक):——
1) m. — a) = pota 1)a) [Rājan 18,14.] zu [Indische sprüche 6067.] — b) = pota 1)b). — c) * = pota 1)d). — d) Nomen proprium eines Schlangendämons. —
2) f. tikā — a) Kleid , Gewand. — b) *Basella lucida_oder_rubra. — c) *Anethum Sowa [Rājan 4,10.] — d) * = mūlapotī [Rājan 7,140.] —
3) f. ī — a) Turdus macrourus [Rājan 19,124.] — b) *Basella lucida_oder_rubra [Rājan 7,140.]
Potaka (पोतक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Poaya, Poāla.
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
Potaka (पोतक) [Also spelled potak]:—(nm) young one of an animal.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pōṭaka (ಪೋಟಕ):—[noun] = ಪೋಟ [pota]1 - 2.
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Pōtaka (ಪೋತಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಪೋತ [pota]2 - 1.
2) [noun] a young plant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+0): Potakaciriyan, Potakadi, Potakakuru, Potakali, Potakam, Potakamaram, Potakamba, Potakan, Potakanari, Potakanarimaram, Potakappatai, Potakarapi, Potakarina, Potakatara.
Full-text (+41): Grihapotaka, Kalashapotaka, Assapotaka, Kukkutapotaka, Potakam, Aranipotaka, Ambapotaka, Gijjhapotaka, Migapotaka, Mrigapotaka, Musikapotaka, Asivisapotaka, Garulapotaka, Kakapotaka, Vattakapotaka, Kanhasappapotaka, Nagapotaka, Vattapotaka, Javanahamsapotaka, Makkatapotaka.
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