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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

पुत्तिकाputtikā1 A small kind of bee; पुलाका इव धान्येषु पुत्तिका इव पक्षिषु । तद्विधास्ते मनुष्याणां येषां धर्मो न कारणम् ॥…
1. 1 A small kind of bee; पुलाका इव धान्येषु पुत्तिका इव पक्षिषु । तद्विधास्ते मनुष्याणां येषां धर्मो न कारणम् ॥ Mb.12.181.7.
2. The white ant.
3. A doll.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

पुत्तिकाputtikā[putt-ikâ] f. [Pr. for putr-ikâ, little daughter], doll; white ant.

[putt-ikâ] feminine; also equal for [Prâkrit (Sanskrit equivalent of Prâkrit word), Prâkritic for putr-ikâ, little daughter], doll; white ant.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

पुत्तिकाputtikāf. a doll, puppet BhP.
1. feminine a doll, puppet BhP.
2. feminine the white ant or termite (so called from its doll-like form) Mn. MBh. Pan5c.
3. feminine Equivalent to पतंगिका, a small kind of bee Bhpr.
4. feminine a gnat Ni1lak. Equivalent to प्लुषि S3am2k. Sa1y.
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