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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Potra.—(EI 26), name of a tax. Cf. potta. Note: potra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Potra (पोत्र).—[pū-tra]

1) The snout of a hog; धृतविधुरधरं महावराहं गिरिगुरुपोत्रमपीहितैर्जयन्तम् (dhṛtavidhuradharaṃ mahāvarāhaṃ girigurupotramapīhitairjayantam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 1.6; Kirātārjunīya 13.53.

2) A boat, ship.

3) A plough share.

4) The thunderbolt.

5) A garment.

6) The office of the Potṛ.

Derivable forms: potram (पोत्रम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Potra (पोत्र).—n.

(-traṃ) 1. The snout of a hog. 2. The share of a plough. 3. The thunderbolt of Indra. 4. A boat, a ship. 5. A garment. 6. The office of the Hotri. E. pū to make pure, tra aff.

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

Potra (पोत्र).—n. 1. The snout of a hog, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 1, 17. 2. The share of a plough.

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

Potra (पोत्र).—[neuter] the Soma-vessel or the office of the Potr (cf. [preceding]); the snout of a hog.

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

1) Potra (पोत्र):—[from potu] n. the Soma vessel of the Potṛ, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] the office of the P°, [ib.; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] the snout of a hog, [Ṛtusaṃhāra; Harṣacarita]

4) [v.s. ...] a ploughshare, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a garment or a thunderbolt (= vastra [varia lectio] vajra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])

6) [v.s. ...] a ship or boat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. pota).

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

Potra (पोत्र):—(traṃ) 1. m. The snout of a hog; ploughshare; thunderbolt.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Potra (पोत्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Potta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Potra in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pōtra (ಪೋತ್ರ):—

1) [noun] the snout of a pig.

2) [noun] the tapered end of a plough where a share is fixed for ploughing the soil.

3) [noun] a pick with a point at one end of the head and a chisel-like edge at the other; a pick-axe.

4) [noun] the thunder acompanying a flash of lightning.

5) [noun] any vessel of considerable size navigating deep water, powered by an engine and larger than a boat; a ship.

6) [noun] a woven fabric; a cloth.

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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: Potraka, Potralai kaiyan tagarai, Potralai kayanthagarai, Potramandala, Potrarukh, Potrayudha.

Ends with: Maroampotra, Shukapotra.

Full-text: Potrayudha, Potrin, Potta, Potramandala, Mukhagra, Shukapotra, Shtran, Pautra, Mandala.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Potra, Pōtra; (plurals include: Potras, Pōtras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.2.2 < [Sukta 2]

Rig Veda 1.76.4 < [Sukta 76]

Rig Veda 10.91.10 < [Sukta 91]

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