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pātra

pā́tra n. (ifc. f(A). ) a drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup, dish, pot, plate, utensil &c., any vessel or receptacle, [RV.] &c. &c.

a meal (as placed on a dish), [TS.]; [AitBr.]

the channel of a river, [R.]; [Kād.]

(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.]; [Kāv.] &c.

an actor or an actor's part or character in a play, [Kālid.]; [Sāh.]

a leaf, [L.] (cf. pattra)

propriety, fitness, [W.]

an order, command, [ib.]

pā́tra m. or n. a measure of capacity (= 1 Āḍhaka), [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]

pā́tra m. a king's counsellor or minister, [Rājat.]; [Pañcar.]

pā́tra n. (?), [RV. i, 121, 1.]

2. . See √ and 3. pā.