Ritupatra, Ṛtupātra, Ritu-patra: 4 definitions
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Ritupatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ṛtupātra can be transliterated into English as Rtupatra or Ritupatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṚtupātra (ऋतुपात्र).—the cup in which the libation is offered.
Derivable forms: ṛtupātram (ऋतुपात्रम्).
Ṛtupātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛtu and pātra (पात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚtupātra (ऋतुपात्र):—[=ṛtu-pātra] [from ṛtu > ṛ] n. a vessel for the libation to the Ṛtus or seasons, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Vaitāna-sūtra]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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