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Pattisha, ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹, ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«²õ²¹, ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹, ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«Å›²¹: 21 definitions

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Pattisha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ and ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«Å›²¹ can be transliterated into English as Pattisa or Pattisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Wisdom Library: The BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶) refers to a “spear with a sharp edgeâ€� and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against LalitÄ, according to the BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa 4.22. Accordingly, “[...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against ParameÅ›varÄ« (LalitÄ). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [viz.: ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹s (a spear with a sharp edge)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beingsâ€�.

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶) refers to “sharp-edged spikesâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.4.8 (“The battle between the gods and Asurasâ€�).—Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada: “[...] Skilled adepts in warfare they hit and smashed one another with tridents, double-edged swords, nooses, axes and sharp-edged spikes (±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹). Immediately after being hit hard with a trident by VÄ«rabhadra, TÄraka fell unconscious on the ground. Regaining consciousness quickly TÄraka the excellent Asura got up and forcefully hit VÄ«rabhadra with his spear. [...]â€�

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶).—One of the weapons of Åšiva.*

  • * VÄyu-purÄṇa 55. 45; 101. 270.
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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.

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Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶) refers to a weapon (a spear with a sharp edge or some other weapon with three points). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitÄ, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitÄ is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Åšiva and BrahmÄ.

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Dhanurveda (धनà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦) refers to the “knowledge of warfareâ€� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¥€à¤�) or Abhi±è²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«Å›a refers to a “spearâ€� and is used to visualize Bhairava, according to the ManthÄnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess KubjikÄ.—Accordingly, “[...] O Åšambhu, he has twenty arms and the goddess sits on his lap. He holds a sword, mallet and noose, a double-headed drum, a dagger, the Kaustubha jewel, a rosary, a skull bowl full of fruit and the like and a piece of human flesh. I will tell you (what he holds) in his other (ten hands). (He holds) an ascetic’s staff, a spear (²¹²ú³ó¾±-±è²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«Å›²¹), a book, a shield, a head, a large sword, the moon, the scripture and the earth. [...]â€�.

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Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Kavya (poetry)

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶) refers to “spearsâ€�, according to BÄṇa’s KÄdambarÄ« (p. 225-226).—Accordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Caṇá¸ikÄ, “[Then follows the image of the Goddess Caṇá¸ikÄ, which matches the conception of KÄlarÄtri in the passage from the MahÄbhÄrata:] Her feet were never bereft of cloths [dyed with] red lac thrown upon the mound of her seat [on the altar] as if they were the lives of all creatures arrived there for shelter; she resembled an inhabitant of the Underworld because of the intense darkness obstructed [only] by the flashes from axes, spears (±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹), etc., weapons deadly for beings, that seemed to hold nets of hair stuck from decapitations because of the reflections of black yak-tail whisks cast [upon their surfaces]; [...]â€�.

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Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¸) [?] refers to a “flat (hide)â€�, according to the Netratantra of Ká¹£emarÄja: a Åšaiva text from the 9th century in which Åšiva (Bhairava) teaches PÄrvatÄ« topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]—“[...] The DevÄ«s are white, red, yellow, and black, four-faced, four armed, three eyed, and in [their] hands bear golden hatchets, sticks and rosaries. [...] AjitÄ [is yellow, like] the calyx of a lotus. Four-faced and four-armed, [she] bears a spear and a bell and rests on a flat hide (±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹â€�carma±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹dhÄraṇÄ�). [...] [When one] worships and meditates on [the DevÄ«s, as they] stand in the cardinal directions, [the DevÄ«s grant the practitioner] the fruits of siddhi. [...]â€�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶)—Sanskrit word for a type of Battle-ax. Kauá¹­ilya classified ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ with ±è²¹°ù²¹Å›³Ü and °ì³Üá¹»·Äå°ù²¹ and it is stated that this ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ was “a kind of bill or halbredâ€�.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¸) refers to one of the male VidyÄ-beings mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century MañjuÅ›rÄ«mÅ«lakalpa: one of the largest KriyÄ Tantras devoted to MañjuÅ›rÄ« (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from MañjuÅ›rÄ« and were taught to and by Buddha ÅšÄkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Pattiá¹£a (पतà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤·) refers to a kind of weapon, according to chapter 2.2 [²¹Âá¾±³Ù²¹²ÔÄå³Ù³ó²¹-³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù°ù²¹] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aṣṭiÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Cf. Pattiá¹£a is defined in Ardha-mÄgadhÄ«-koá¹£a as “a kind of missileâ€�. Meyer, p. 156 has “a kind of three-pointed axeâ€�. Cf. AgnipurÄṇa 251.16 with Meyer’s note. There it is compared with the vajra.

Accordingly: “Sagara put in his heart archery and the characteristics of other weapons just from hearing them, as easily as his own name. He attained skill in fighting with the bow, sword and shield, dagger, arrow, axe, lance, javelin (i.e., ²ú³ó¾±²Ô»å¾±±èÄå±ô²¹), club, °ì²¹³¾±è²¹á¹‡a (?), staff, spear, pike, plow-share, mace, cudgel, ±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾±á¹£a, »å³Üḥs±è³ó´Çá¹­a (?), ²ú³ó³Üá¹£aṇḳóÄ« sling, arrow, trident, dart, and other weapons in conformity with the manuals. He became filled with all the arts like the full moon with digits, and he was adorned with good qualities, reverence, etc., like ornamentsâ€�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«²õ²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¥€à¤�) or ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¸).—A kind of spear with a sharp edge (Mar. ±è²¹á¹­á¹­Äå); कणपपà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¸à¤ªà¤Ÿà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶ (kaṇapaprÄsa±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹) &c. Dk.; (±è²¹á¹­á¹­iÅ›o lauha- daṇá¸o yastÄ«kṣṇadhÄraá¸� ká¹£uropamaá¸� ³Õ²¹¾±Âá²¹²â²¹²Ô³ÙÄ«); भà¥à¤¶à¥à¤£à¥à¤¡à¤¿à¤­à¤¿à¤¶à¥à¤šà¤•à¥à¤°à¤—दरà¥à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤¿- पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶à¥ˆà¤ƒ (bhuÅ›uṇá¸ibhiÅ›cakragadarṣṭi- ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹iá¸�)......शिरांसà¤� चिचà¥à¤›à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤� (Å›irÄṃsi cicchiduá¸�) BhÄgavata 8.1.36.

Derivable forms: ±è²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«²õ²¹á¸� (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¥¶Äसः), ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹á¸� (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¸à¤�).

See also (synonyms): ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶).—m.

(-Å›²¹á¸� -or -²õ²¹á¸�) A sort of weapon, a kind of axe. E. ±è²¹á¹� to go, aff. á¹­iÅ› or á¹­i²õ; whence it is also read ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹.

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ can also be spelled as ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¸).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶).—m. A spear with a sharp edge, [¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a] 1, 54, 22.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶).—[masculine] a kind of spear, p. Å›¾±²Ô.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶):â€�m. a spear with a sharp edge or some other weapon with three points, [MahÄbhÄrata; ¸éÄå³¾Äå²â²¹á¹‡a etc.] (written also ±è²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹, ±è²¹á¹­isa and ±è²¹á¹­á¹­Ä«sa).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶):â€�(Å›²¹á¸�) 1. m. A sort of axe.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (पटà¥à¤Ÿà¤¿à¤¸) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±Å›²¹ (ಪಟà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¶):—[noun] a spear with a very sharp point.

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±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (ಪಟà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¸):—[noun] a particular lock in wrestling.

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±Ê²¹á¹­á¹­¾±²õ²¹ (ಪಟà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¸):—[noun] = ಪಟà³à²Ÿà²¿à²¶ [pattisha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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