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pattra

páttra n. (and m., [Śāk.]; ifc. f(A and I). ) (sometimes spelt patra) the wing of a bird, pinion, feather, [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.

the feather of an arrow, [R.]; [Ragh.]

a bird, [L.]

any vehicle, a chariot, car, horse, camel &c., [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.]

a leaf, petal (regarded as the plumage of a tree or flower), [KātyŚr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.

the leaf of a partic. fragrant plant or a partic. plant with fragrant leaves, [VarBṛS. xvi, 30]

Laurus Cassia ([L.]) and its leaf, [Bhpr.]

a leaf for writing on, written leaf, leaf of a book, paper

a letter, document, [Kāv.]; [Rājat.]; [Pañc.] (pattram āropya, ‘having committed to paper’, [Śak.])

any thin leaf or plate of metal or gold-leaf, [Var.]; [Suśr.] (cf. paṭṭa)

the blade of a sword or knife (cf. asi-)

a knife, dagger, [L.]

= -bhaṅga, [Ragh.]; [Gīt.]

[cf. Gk. πτερόν (for πετερόν); Lat. penna (older pesna for pet-na); Germ. Feder; Eng. feather.]

&c. See p. 581, col. 2.