Pathaka, ṻ첹, ʲṻ첹: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Pathaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pathak.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarṻ첹 (पाठक).—Or उदयंकरपाठक (ܻ岹ⲹṃkṻ첹) name of a scholar of Sanskrit Grammar who wrote an independent work on Paribhaasaas and commentaries on the ParibhaaSendusekhara and Laghu-5abdendusekhara. See उदयंकर (ܻ岹ⲹṃk) and परिभाषाप्रदीपार्चिस् (貹ṣāpī).

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPathaka.�(IE 8-4; EI 4, 23, 27; CII 3, 4; LP), a group of villages; a territorial division like a Parganā of later days. Note: pathaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryṻka : (adj.) reciter; one who reads.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryṻ첹, (-°) (fr. ṻ) reciter; one who knows, expert Nd1 382 (nakkhatta°); J. I, 455 (asi-lakkhaṇa°); II, 21 (aṅgavijjā°), 250 (id.); V, 211 (lakkhaṇa° fortune-teller, wise man). (Page 451)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypathaka (पथ�).—n m (Usually pataka) A body of horse.
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ṻka (पाठक).—m (S) A lecturer, a public reader of the Puraṇs or other sacred books; or a Panḍit who declares the law or custom according to the Shastra. 2 A spiritual preceptor. 3 A title of Brahmans.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpathaka (पथ�).�n m A body of horse.
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pathaka (पथ�).�n m (Usually pataka) A body of horse.
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ṻka (पाठक).�m A lecturer. A spiritual preceptor.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʲṻ첹 (पठ�).—A reader, reciter; a student; पठका� पाठकाश्चैव ये चान्ये शास्त्रचिन्तका� � सर्व� व्यसनिनो मूर्खा यः क्रियावान् � पण्डित� (貹ṻakā� ṻkāścaiva ye cānye śāstracintakā� | sarve vyasanino mūrkhā ya� kriyāvān sa paṇḍita�) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.313.1.
Derivable forms: 貹ṻ첹� (पठकः).
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Pathaka (पथ�).—A guide, one knowing the way.
-첹�, -kam A district, canton.
Derivable forms: 貹ٳ첹� (पथकः).
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ṻ첹 (पाठक).—[貹ṻ-ṇvܱ]
1) A teacher, lecturer, preceptor. पठका� पाठकाश्चैव ये चान्ये शास्त्रचिन्तका� � सर्व� व्यसनिनो मूर्खा यः क्रियावान् � पण्डित� (貹ṻakā� ṻkāścaiva ye cānye śāstracintakā� | sarve vyasanino mūrkhā ya� kriyāvān sa paṇḍita�) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.313.11.
2) A public reader of the Purāṇas or other sacred books.
3) A spiritual teacher.
4) A pupil, student, scholar.
5) The text of a book.
Derivable forms: ṻ첹� (पाठक�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṻ첹 (पाठक).—m.
(-첹�) 1. A lecturer, a public reader of the Puranas or other sacred works, or a Pandit who declares what is the law or custom according to the scriptures. 2. A spiritual preceptor. 3. A reader, a student. E. 貹ṻ to read, ṇvܱ aff., or 貹ṻa, causal v. vun aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṻ첹 (पठ�).—[貹ṻ + aka], m. A reader, Mahābhārata 3, 17395.
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ṻ첹 (पाठक).—i. e. 貹ṻ + aka, m. 1. A student, one who is conversant with a science, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 165, 2. 2. A preceptor.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʲṻ첹 (पठ�).—[masculine] reader, reciter.
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ṻ첹 (पाठक).—[masculine] reciter, reader, student, scholar, teacher.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʲṻ첹 (पठ�):—[from 貹ṻ] m. a reader, reciter.
2) Pathaka (पथ�):—[from path] mfn. knowing the way, a guide, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. or n. a district, canton, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) ṻ첹 (पाठक):—[from ṻ] m. a reciter, reader (f(). , [Pāṇini 4-1, 4 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
5) [v.s. ...] a student, pupil, [Catalogue(s)]
6) [v.s. ...] a scholar, lecturer, preceptor, teacher (cf. dharma-, Բṣaٰ-, ṛt-), [Manu-ṛt; Mahābhārata; ʲñٲԳٰ]
7) [v.s. ...] a public reciter of the Purāṇas or other sacred works, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) [v.s. ...] a Paṇḍit who declares what is the law or custom according to the scriptures, [ib.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṻ첹 (पाठक):�(첹�) 1. m. A lecturer; a spiritual preceptor; a student.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṻ첹 (पाठक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ʲḍh, ʲḍh屹, ḍh, ḍh屹.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṻ첹 (पाठक) [Also spelled pathak]:�(nm) a reader; a subcaste of the Brahmans.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPathaka (ಪಥ�):�
1) [noun] a unit or division of an army.
2) [noun] a group of persons.
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ṻ첹 (ಪಾಠಕ):�
1) [noun] a man whose duty is to pronounce loudly the titles of a king.
2) [noun] a man who reads, esp. regularly; a reader.
3) [noun] a male teacher.
4) [noun] a man who interprets vedas.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṻ첹 (पाठक):—n. 1. reader; student or pupil; spiritual preceptor; 2. teacher; story-teller; 3. a Brahmin caste;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+5): Padagan, Patakai, Patakaicottikam, Patakaimuttirai, Patakam, Patakani, Patakanikkai, Patakatakam, Patakatar, Patakattanmai, Patakatti, Patakkamalam, Patakkappu, Pathakacarakrama, Pathakali, Pathakalisu, Pathakalpana, Pathakalpane, Pathakamba, Pathakar.
Full-text (+129): Stutipathaka, Dharmapathaka, Prapathaka, Madanapathaka, Mangalapathaka, Nakshatrapathaka, Manjupathaka, Smritipathaka, Nanapathaka, Paripathaka, Nakkhattapathaka, Svarnapathaka, Lakkhanapathaka, Horapathaka, Thutipathaka, Likhitapathaka, Supinapathaka, Dakshinapathaka, Nimittapathaka, Dussalakkhanabrahmana.
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Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala (by Jayasree M.)
14. Pathakam (oral narration of purana stories) < [Chapter 3 - Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala: the Traditional Streams]
11. Recent trents (regarding the learning of Kutiyattam) < [Chapter 3 - Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala: the Traditional Streams]
12. Youth festival and Sanskrit education < [Chapter 4 - The Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala: Modern Streams]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
1.3. Morning songs < [Chapter 7 - Yasastilaka as an Anthology of Sanskrit verse]
Part 8 - Writers and treatises on painting, sculpture, gems etc. < [Chapter 18 - Quotations nad References]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
1. Administrative divisions of territory < [Chapter 14 - Political data]
4. Degrees of similarity and contrast (between Bana and Dhanapala) < [Chapter 17 - Bana and Dhanapala—A study in contrast]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 64 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
History of Science in South Asia
Who is the Native of the Sarvasiddhāntatattvacūḍāmaṇi? < [Vol. 9 (2021)]