Potara, Pōṭarā, Poṭarā, Pōtara, Potārā: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Potara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pōṭarā (पोटरा).—m (pōṭa) A filled ear of corn, a full-formed head: also filled state of the ear. Ex. pōṭarē sukalē; pōṭarē bāhēra paḍalē; śēta pōṭaṛyāsa ālēṃ; dhānyālā pōṭarā ālā; dhānya pōṭaṛyāsa ālēṃ.

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pōṭārā (पोटारा).—a W (pōṭa) Capacious--a vessel. 2 R Mindful of his belly.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pōṭarā (पोटरा).—m A filled ear of corn.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Potāra (पोतार).—m. or nt., boat: loc. °re Gaṇḍavyūha 499.26; 500.3 (here misprinted °ro). Cf. Sanskrit pota, id.; see § 22.11.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pōtara (போதர) adverb < போதா-. [potha-.] Abundantly, plentifully; அதிகமாக. போதரக் கனவிற் கண்டு [athigamaga. potharag kanavir kandu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருக்குறுந்தொகை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirukkurun.] 4).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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