Vatapati, ٲ貹پ, Vaṭappaṭi: 5 definitions
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Vatapati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexٲ貹پ (वातपति).—A son of Satajit.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 55.
ٲ貹پ (वातपति) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.177.18) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ٲ貹پ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٲ貹پ (वातपति):—[=ٲ-貹پ] [from vāta > vā] m. ‘lord of the Vātas�, Name of a son of Sattra-jit, [Harivaṃśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṭappaṭi (வடப்பட�) [ṭa-貹ṭi] noun idem. + படி�. [貹徱³.] A weight of 144 palam; 144 பலங்கொண்� நிறை. [palangonda nirai.] (G. T n. D. I , 237.)
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Vatapati (வதபத�) [ṭa貹ṭi] [vata-pati] noun See வடப்பட�. [vadappadi.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pati, Vata, Patti.
Starts with: Vatapatita.
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