Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

pāṭava पाटव – proficiency; suppleness; skill

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

proficiency; suppleness; skill

Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

pāṭavá ·n. sharpness, acuteness, dexterity.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

pāṭava pāṭava, as, m. (fr. paṭu), a son or descendant of Paṭu; a pupil of Paṭu; (as, ī, am), clever, sharp, dexterous; (am), n. sharpness, acute- ness, intensity, energy; cleverness, skill, dexterity, talent, eloquence; quickness, rashness, precipitation; health.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

pāṭava (von paṭu) 1〉 m. a〉 ein Sohn oder Nachkomme des Paṭu PRAVARĀDHY._in_Verz. d. B. H. 58. — b〉 oxyt. ein Schüler des Paṭu P. 4,2,119, Sch. ŚAT. BR. 12,8,1,17. ŚAT. BR. 12,9,3,1. Ind. St. 1,207, N. 1 (vgl. N. 2,393). — 2〉 n. oxyt. nom. abstr. gaṇa pṛthvādi zu P. 5,1,122. a〉 Schärfe, Intensität: karaṇa˚ der Sinnesorgane TATTVAS. 21. varṇa˚ SUŚR. 2,348,15. — c〉 Geschicklichkeit, Gewandtheit; mit dem loc.: saṃskṛtoktiṣu HIT. Pr. 2. vādidarpajvaraśamanavidhau Spr. 220. RĀJA-TAR. 1,12. — d〉 das schnell-bei-der-Hand-Sein bei Etwas, das Sichübereilen mit: dhiṅme tadvadhapāṭavam KATHĀS. 5,89.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

pāṭavá — 1〉 m. — a〉 Patron. von paṭu — b〉 ein Schüler des Paṭu. — 2〉 n. — a〉 Schärfe, Intensität. — b〉 Geschicklichkeit, [Page4-063-b] Gewandtheit, — in (Loc.). — c〉 am Ende eines Comp. das schnell bei der Hand Sein bei, das Sichübereilen mit. — d〉 *Gesundheit RĀJAN. 20,15.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

pāṭavaṃ [paṭorbhāvaḥ aṇ] 1 Sharpness, acuteness. 2 Cleverness, skill, dexterity, proficiency; pāṭavaṃ saṃskṛtoktiṣu H. 1; Ki. 9. 54. 3 Energy 4 Quickness; rashness. 5 Health.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

pāṭavá n. Schärfe, Gewandtheit.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

pāṭava pāṭava a. (paṭu) adroit. — S. n. adresse; habileté, éloquence. Qqf. santé. pāṭavika a. habile, adroit; rusé, trompeur.

Occurrences in source texts (3)

HP 2 occurrences
HP 1.17-1.32: Āsana 1 occurrence

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HP 3.87-3.93*7: Sahajolī and Amarolī 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 2.32-2.34: Inneres Feuer 1 occurrence

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