पात्रम्pātramA drinking-vessel, cup, jar.
[पाति रक्षत्याधेयं, पिबत्यनेन वा पा-ष्ट्रन् Tv.]
- A drinking-vessel, cup, jar.
- A vessel or pot in general; पात्रे निधायार्घ्यम् R.5.2,12; any sacrificial vessel or utensil.
- A receptacle of any kind, recipient; दैन्यस्य पात्रतामेति Pt.2.11.
- A reservoir.
- A fit or worthy person, a person fit or worthy to receive gifts; वित्तस्य पात्रे व्ययः Bh.2.82; अदेशकाले यद् दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते Bg.17.22; Y.1.21; R.11.86.
- An actor, adramatis persona; तत् प्रतिपात्रमाधीयतां यत्नः Ś.1; उच्यतां पात्रवर्गः V.1. dramatis personae.
- A king's minister.
- The channel or bed of a river. सुरस्रवन्त्या इव पात्रमागतम् Name16.11;15.86.
- Fitness, propriety.
- An order, command.
- A leaf.
Derived forms and compounds
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-त्रः
- A kind of measure (आढक).
- A preservative from sin.
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-त्री
- A vessel, plate, dish; भुञ्जन्ते रुक्मपात्रीभिर्यत्राहं परिचारिका Mb.3.3. 13;233.49.
- A small furnace.
- Name of Durgā.
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-आसादनम् the placing of sacrificial utensils.
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-उपकरणम् ornaments of a secondary kind (as bells, chowries etc.).
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-पालः
- a large paddle used as a rudder.
- the rod of a balance (तुलाघट).
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-भृत् Masculine a servant;
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-मेलनम् (In dram.) the bringing together of the characters of the play.
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-शेषः scraps of food.
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-संस्कारः
- the cleaning or purification of a vessel.
- the current of a river.
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-संचारः the handing round of vessels at a meal; Mb.
Source: Apte
