pataṅga पतङ्ग – flying creature; bird; moth

Original text · English · adjective

—Pataṅ-ga, as, ā, am, flying; (as), m. a bird; (according to Naigh. I. 14) a horse; a flying insect, a grasshopper, a butterfly or moth (especially one attracted by a light), a bee; the sun; N. of one of the seven suns; a ball for playing with; (according to Sāy.) a spark; (according to Mahī- dhara) a Piśāca; a species of rice; quicksilver; ‘the Flier,’ a N. of Kṛṣṇa; N. of a son of Prajā-pati; N. of a mountain; N. of a village, also called Pataṅga-grāma; (ās), m. pl., N. of a caste in Plaksha-dvīpa; (ī), f., N. of one of the wives of Tārkṣa, and mother of the Patagas or flying ani- mals; (am), n. quicksilver; a species of sandal-wood.

Original text · French · substantive masculine

pataṅga pataṅga m. (gam) oiseau; insecte ailè, en gén. Esp. de riz. Le Soleil. — N. mercure. pataṅgikā f. esp. d'abeille.