Purnapatra, Pūrṇapātra, Purna-patra: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Purnapatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र) refers to “vessel full of raw rice grains” (suitable for a marriage ceremony), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] When the sacrificial rites in marriage ceremony were thus concluded duly, lord Śiva gave the Pūrṇapātra to me, the creator of the worlds. Śiva then made the gift of cows to the presiding priest. Other gifts of auspicious nature were also made. He gave the brahmins a hundred gold pieces each. A crore of gems and other articles were distributed among the people as gifts. [...]”.
Note regarding pūrṇapātra: At the end of the nuptial ceremony, a vessel full of raw rice grains is given to the officiating priest who conducts the nuptials. A cow, as a ceremonial gift, is also offered along with some hard cash and clothes.
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र) refers to a “filled vessel”, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Pūrṇapātra-dāna rite is mentioned under the header called Concluding rites (homa, etc.).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र).—n (S) A metal vessel presented by a Raja to a Brahman, with authority to demand it to be filled with grain wherever he begs. 2 The vessel which at the conclusion of certain ceremonies is placed, with rice and the image of Gan̤pati in it, upon a kalaśa or water-pot, and is worshiped.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र).—
1) a full cup or jar.
2) a cup-ful.
3) a measure of capacity (equal to 256 handfuls); (aṣṭamuṣṭi bhavet kiñcit kiñcidaṣṭau tu puṣkalam | puṣkalāni tu catvāri pūrṇapātraṃ pracakṣate ||); पूर्णपात्रमयीमाहुः पाकयज्ञस्य दक्षिणाम् (pūrṇapātramayīmāhuḥ pākayajñasya dakṣiṇām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.6.38.
4) a vessel (or a box or basket) filled with valuable things (such as clothes, ornaments &c.) and scrambled for by servants or relatives on festive occasions or distributed as presents; hence, the word is often used to denote 'a present made to one who brings a happy news'; कदा मे तनयजन्ममहोत्सवानन्दनिर्भरो हरिष्यति पूर्णपात्रं परि- जनः (kadā me tanayajanmamahotsavānandanirbharo hariṣyati pūrṇapātraṃ pari- janaḥ) K.62,7,73,165; सखीजनेनापह्रियमाणपूर्णपात्रम (sakhījanenāpahriyamāṇapūrṇapātrama) 299; तत् कामं प्रभवति पूर्णपात्रवृत्त्या स्वीकर्तुं मम हृदयं च जीवितं च (tat kāmaṃ prabhavati pūrṇapātravṛttyā svīkartuṃ mama hṛdayaṃ ca jīvitaṃ ca) Māl. 4.1; किं पूर्मपात्रस्य न पात्रमासीत् (kiṃ pūrmapātrasya na pātramāsīt) Rām. champū. (pūrṇapātra is thus defined:-harṣādutsavakāle ca yadalaṃkārāṃśukādikam | ākṛṣya gṛhyate pūrṇapātraṃ syāt pūrṇakaṃ ca tat || or vardhāpakaṃ yadānandādalaṃkārā- dikaṃ punaḥ || ākṛṣya gṛhyate pūrṇapātraṃ pūrṇānakaṃ ca tat || Hārāvalī).
5) a vessel full of rice presented to the priests at the end of the sacrifice.
Derivable forms: pūrṇapātram (पूर्णपात्रम्).
Pūrṇapātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrṇa and pātra (पात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र).—n.
(-traṃ) 1. A full cup or vessel. 2. A vessel filled with clothes or ornaments, which are scrambled for by the guests and relations at a festival. 3. A vessel full of rice, presented at a sacrifice to the superintending and officiating priests; the Purna Patra is properly a measure of 256 handfuls of rice; it may also be composed of as much as will satisfy one great eater. E. pūrṇa full, and pātra a vessel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र).—m. and n. 1. a full cup. 2. a measure of 256 handfulls of rice.
Pūrṇapātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūrṇa and pātra (पात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र).—[masculine] [neuter], pātrī [feminine] a full vessel or cup; pātravṛttyā plentifully, abundantly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र):—[=pūrṇa-pātra] [from pūrṇa > pūra] mf(ī)n. a full vessel or cup, as much as will fill a vessel, a cupful (as a measure of capacity properly 256 handfuls of rice), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] (also ī f., [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra])
2) [v.s. ...] n. a vessel full of rice presented at a sacrifice to the superintending and officiating priests, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a v° filled with valuable things to be distributed as presents ([especially] a present made to any one who brings good news), [Mālatīmādhava; Kādambarī; Harṣacarita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇapātra (पूर्णपात्र):—[pūrṇa-pātra] (traṃ) 1. n. A full cup or vessel.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusPūrṇapātra (ಪೂರ್ಣಪಾತ್ರ):—
1) [noun] a box containing auspicious things.
2) [noun] that much quantity which fills a cup or bowl completely.
3) [noun] a measure of grain equal to two hundred and fifty six times of one’s hand full quantity.
4) [noun] that much quantity of rice given as a gift to a brāhmaṇa on completion of a religious sacrifice.
5) [noun] the contaier in which ghee (clarified butter) is kept for offering as an oblation in a sacrifice.
6) [noun] a presentation given to a person who brought a good news.
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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Partial matches: Patra, Purna.
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