Puttraka: 2 definitions

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Puttraka 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Puttraka (पुत्त्रक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A son. 2. A son, as it were, used as a term of endearment. 3. A fabulous animal with eight legs: see śarabha. 4. A rogue, a cheat. 5. A particular mountain. 6. A sort of tree. 7. A grasshopper, a locust. 8. A doll, a puppet. f.

(-trakā or -trikā) 1. A daughter. 2. A puppet, a doll. 3. Anything little of its kind, (when used at the end of a compound.) E. putra a son, kan pleonasm; in the feminine from the substitution of i for the penultimate vowel is optional.

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

Puttraka (पुत्त्रक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A son; a fabulous animal; a rogue, cheat; a mountain; a tree; a grasshopper. (trakā, trikā) f. A daughter.

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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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