Puratta, Pūratta, Purāṭṭa, Pura-atta: 6 definitions
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Puratta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Pūratta, (nt.) (abstr. fr. pūra) getting or being full, fulness Vin. II, 239 (opp. unattaṃ). (Page 471)
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
Purāṭṭa (पुराट्ट).—a turret on a citywall.
Derivable forms: purāṭṭaḥ (पुराट्टः).
Purāṭṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pura and aṭṭa (अट्ट).
Purāṭṭa (पुराट्ट).—n.
(-ṭṭaṃ) A turret on a city wall.
Purāṭṭa (पुराट्ट):—[from pura > pur] m. a watch-tower on a c° wall, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Purāṭṭa (पुराट्ट):—s. u. 2. aṭṭa .
Purāṭṭa (पुराट्ट):—m. ein Wachtthurm der Stadt [Rāmāyaṇa 6,18,39.]
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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Starts with: Purattaci, Purattai, Purattalai, Purattan, Purattankam, Purattati, Purattatiyar, Purattavan, Purattotiyam.
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