Vatapata, Vātapaṭa, Vata-pata, Vātapāta: 3 definitions

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Vatapata 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vātapaṭa (वातपट).—a sail.

Derivable forms: vātapaṭaḥ (वातपटः).

Vātapaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and paṭa (पट).

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Vātapāta (वातपात).—a gust of wind.

Derivable forms: vātapātaḥ (वातपातः).

Vātapāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and pāta (पात).

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

1) Vātapaṭa (वातपट):—[=vāta-paṭa] [from vāta > vā] m. ‘wind-cloth’, a sail, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) Vātapāta (वातपात):—[=vāta-pāta] [from vāta > vā] m. a gust of wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Vatapata 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.

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