Patra - drinking-vessel, bowl, channel of a river, master, actor, leaf,
īdṛśena krameṇaiva yatra kutrāpi cintanā |
śūnye kuḍye pare pātre svayaṃ līnā varapradā || 33 ||Now, here is a word with diverse meanings!
pātra- pā́tra n. a drinking-vessel , goblet , bowl , cup , dish , pot , plate , utensil & c , any vessel or receptacle RV. &c
- a meal (as placed on a dish) TS. AitBr.
- the channel of a river R. Ka1d.
- (met.) a capable or competent person , an adept in , master of any one worthy of or fit for or abounding in MBh. Ka1v. &c
- an actor or an actor's part or character in a play Ka1lid. Sa1h.
- a leaf L. (cf. pattra)
- [propriety , fitness W.
- an order , command ib.
- m. or n. a measure of capacity (= 1 āḍhaka) AV. S3Br. S3rS.
- m. a king's counsellor or minister Ra1jat. Pan5car.
| (H2) | pā́tra [p= 612,3]
n. |
(ifc. f(ā).) a drinking-vessel , goblet , bowl , cup , dish , pot , plate , utensil &c , any vessel or receptacle RV. &c
| a meal (as placed on a dish)
|
| [p= | 613,1]
the channel of a river |
R. Ka1d.
| (met.) a capable or competent person , an adept in , master of ( |
gen.) , any one worthy of or fit for or abounding in (gen. loc. , inf. or comp.) MBh. Ka1v. &c
| an actor or an actor's part or character in a play |
Ka1lid. Sa1h.
| a leaf |
L. (cf. pattra)
| propriety , fitness |
W.
| an order , command |
ib.
| (H2B) | pā́tra
m. |
or n. a measure of capacity (= 1 āḍhaka) AV. S3Br. S3rS.
| (H2B) | pā́tra
m. |
a king's counsellor or minister Ra1jat. Pan5car.
| (H2) | pā́tra 2 [p= 613,2]
n. |
(?) RV. i , 121 , 1.
| (H1) | pātra 1 [p= 617,1]
2 |
» √1. and √3. pā.
| (H2) | pātra [p= 1330,2]
( |
p. 612, col. 3, read 1. pā́tra) in comp.
