Potrin, Potṛ, Potri: 18 definitions
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Potrin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Potṛ can be transliterated into English as Potr or Potri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Potṛ (पोतृ) refers to one of the three types of companions for the Brahman, which is one of the four classes of Ṛtvijas (Ṛtvik), or “priests participating in the Vedic sacrifices”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27.—The priests (Ṛtvijas) participating in the Vedic sacrifices are usually four in number. They are Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ and Brahman corresponding to the four Vedas—Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman and Atharvan respectively. Each of the priests has three companions or helpers, the total no. is sixteen viz. Hotṛ—Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāvastut; Adhvaryu—Pratiprasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Unnetṛ; Udgātṛ—Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya and Brahman—Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ. See Āśvalāyana Śrauta Sūtra IV. 1.4-6.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Potrin (पोत्रिन्) refers to “boars”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Gulikā refers to “herbal pills” and represents one of the modes of treatment for the venom (viṣa) of snakes (i.e., viṣacikitsā). Pills are also prepared from a combination of mud, asafoetida, garlic, pepper and coriander seeds. The bile of peacock, goat, mongoose, cat, and boars (potrin) [pittāni meṣanakulaviḍālaśikhipotriṇām] mixed with honey administered in the form of pills also are formidable antidotes
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Potṛ (पोतृ) is the name of one of the priests (Ṛtvij) of the sacrificial ritual. Already known to the Ṛgveda, he is frequently mentioned later in the Brāhmaṇas.2 But as Oldenberg3 observes, the Potṛ is not in the later literature a priest of any importance, but is practically a mere name. Judging by the derivation of the name from the root pū, “purify”, it would seem that he was properly engaged in the purification of the Soma-pavamāna, “Soma purifying itself”, and was perhaps employed to sing hymns to this Soma. Potra denotes both the office and the Soma vessel of the Potṛ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Potṛ (पोतृ).—m.
1) One of the sixteen officiating priests at a sacrifice (assistant of the priest called brahman).
2) An epithet of Viṣṇu.
Potrin (पोत्रिन्).—m. A hog, boar.
Potṛ (पोतृ).—m.
(-tā) 1. One of the Sixteen officiating priests at a sacrifice. 2. A name of Vishnu. E. pū to make pure, aff. tṛc .
Potrin (पोत्रिन्).—m. (-trī) A hog. E. potra the snout, ini aff.
Potṛ (पोतृ).—i. e. pū + tṛ, m. One of the officiating priests at a sacrifice.
Potrin (पोत्रिन्).—i. e. potra + in, m. A hog.
Potṛ (पोतृ).—[masculine] purifier (a kind of priest).
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Potṛ (पोतृ).—[masculine] purifier (a kind of priest).
Potrin (पोत्रिन्).—[masculine] a wild boar (cf. [preceding]).
1) Potṛ (पोतृ):—[from potu] potṛ or potṛ, m. ‘Purifier’, Name of one of the 16 officiating priests at a sacrifice (the assistant of the Brāhman; = yajñasya śodhayiṭri, [Sāyaṇa]), [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Potrī (पोत्री):—[from potṛ > potu] a f. Name of Durgā, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes] (cf. pautrī).
4) Potri (पोत्रि):—[from potu] in [compound] for trin.
5) Potrī (पोत्री):—[from potu] b f. a garment (?), [Divyāvadāna]
Potrin (पोत्रिन्):—[from potu] m. ‘snouted’, a wild boar, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
Potṛ (पोतृ):—(tā) 1. m. An officiating priest at a sacrifice; Vishnu.
Potrin (पोत्रिन्):—(trī) 5. m. A hog.
Potrin (पोत्रिन्):—(von 2. potra) m. Eber [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1287.] [Halāyudha 2, 71.]
Potrin (पोत्रिन्):—m. ein wilder Eber [Rājan 19,31.Vikramāṅkadevacarita 9,101.] ādi = ādivarāha [Bhojaprabandha 60,14.]
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
Pōtri (ಪೋತ್ರಿ):—
1) [noun] the domesticated species of swine, Sus scrofa; a pig.
2) [noun] a farm implement used to cut, turn up, and break up the soil; a plough.
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 (+0): Potrini, Potripitta, Potrivishtha.
Full-text (+470): Potriratha, Potriprayoga, Potridamshtraja, Chettu, Potrivishtha, Pautra, Ponti, Potra, Campantar, Patanjali, Durvasamuni, Kanjamalai, Damara, Shulamuni, Sangamuni, Jambu, Pingala, Shivayoga, Sattanathar, Varatarishi.
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