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Purnapatra, Purna-patra, ūṇaٰ: 13 definitions

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Purnapatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnapatra in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र) refers to “vessel full of raw rice grains� (suitable for a marriage ceremony), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic�).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] When the sacrificial rites in marriage ceremony were thus concluded duly, lord Śiva gave the ūṇaٰ to me, the creator of the worlds. Śiva then made the gift of cows to the presiding priest. Other gifts of auspicious nature were also made. He gave the brahmins a hundred gold pieces each. A crore of gems and other articles were distributed among the people as gifts. [...]�.

Note regarding ūṇaٰ: At the end of the nuptial ceremony, a vessel full of raw rice grains is given to the officiating priest who conducts the nuptials. A cow, as a ceremonial gift, is also offered along with some hard cash and clothes.

Purana book cover
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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.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र) refers to a “filled vessel�, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The ūṇaٰ-dāna rite is mentioned under the header called Concluding rites (homa, etc.).

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnapatra in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र).—n (S) A metal vessel presented by a Raja to a Brahman, with authority to demand it to be filled with grain wherever he begs. 2 The vessel which at the conclusion of certain ceremonies is placed, with rice and the image of Gaṇpati in it, upon a 첹ś or water-pot, and is worshiped.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnapatra in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र).�

1) a full cup or jar.

2) a cup-ful.

3) a measure of capacity (equal to 256 handfuls); (aṣṭamuṣṭi bhavet kiñcit kiñcidaṣṭau tu puṣkalam | puṣkalāni tu catvāri ūṇaٰ� pracakṣate ||); पूर्णपात्रमयीमाहु� पाकयज्ञस्य दक्षिणाम� (ūṇaٰmayīmāhu� pākayajñasya dakṣiṇām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.6.38.

4) a vessel (or a box or basket) filled with valuable things (such as clothes, ornaments &c.) and scrambled for by servants or relatives on festive occasions or distributed as presents; hence, the word is often used to denote 'a present made to one who brings a happy news'; कद� मे तनयजन्ममहोत्सवानन्दनिर्भरो हरिष्यति पूर्णपात्र� पर�- जन� (kadā me tanayajanmamahotsavānandanirbharo hariṣyati ūṇaٰ� pari- jana�) K.62,7,73,165; सखीजनेनापह्रियमाणपूर्णपात्र� (sakhījanenāpahriyamāṇaūṇaٰma) 299; तत� कामं प्रभवत� पूर्णपात्रवृत्त्या स्वीकर्तुं मम हृदय� � जीवितं � (tat kāma� prabhavati ūṇaٰvṛttyā svīkartu� mama hṛdaya� ca jīvita� ca) Māl. 4.1; कि� पूर्मपात्रस्� � पात्रमासीत् (ki� pūrmaٰsya na ٰmāsīt) Rām. champū. (ūṇaٰ is thus defined:-harṣādutsavakāle ca yadalaṃkārāṃśukādikam | ākṛṣya gṛhyate ūṇaٰ� syāt ūṇaka� ca tat || or vardhāpaka� yadānandādalaṃkārā- dika� puna� || ākṛṣya gṛhyate ūṇaٰ� pūrṇānaka� ca tat || Hārāvalī).

5) a vessel full of rice presented to the priests at the end of the sacrifice.

Derivable forms: ūṇaٰm (पूर्णपात्रम्).

ūṇaٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūṇa and ٰ (पात्�).

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

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र).—n.

(-ٰ�) 1. A full cup or vessel. 2. A vessel filled with clothes or ornaments, which are scrambled for by the guests and relations at a festival. 3. A vessel full of rice, presented at a sacrifice to the superintending and officiating priests; the Purna Patra is properly a measure of 256 handfuls of rice; it may also be composed of as much as will satisfy one great eater. E. ūṇa full, and ٰ a vessel.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र).—m. and n. 1. a full cup. 2. a measure of 256 handfulls of rice.

ūṇaٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūṇa and ٰ (पात्�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र).—[masculine] [neuter], ٰī [feminine] a full vessel or cup; ٰvṛttyā plentifully, abundantly.

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

1) ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र):—[=ūṇa-ٰ] [from ūṇa > pūra] mf(ī)n. a full vessel or cup, as much as will fill a vessel, a cupful (as a measure of capacity properly 256 handfuls of rice), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] (also ī f., [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra])

2) [v.s. ...] n. a vessel full of rice presented at a sacrifice to the superintending and officiating priests, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] a v° filled with valuable things to be distributed as presents ([especially] a present made to any one who brings good news), [Mālatīmādhava; Kādambarī; Harṣacarita]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र):—[ūṇa-ٰ] (ٰ�) 1. n. A full cup or vessel.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnapatra in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ūṇaٰ (ಪೂರ್ಣಪಾತ್ರ):�

1) [noun] a box containing auspicious things.

2) [noun] that much quantity which fills a cup or bowl completely.

3) [noun] a measure of grain equal to two hundred and fifty six times of one’s hand full quantity.

4) [noun] that much quantity of rice given as a gift to a brāhmaṇa on completion of a religious sacrifice.

5) [noun] the contaier in which ghee (clarified butter) is kept for offering as an oblation in a sacrifice.

6) [noun] a presentation given to a person who brought a good news.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Purnapatra in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ūṇaٰ (पूर्णपात्र):—n. 1. a cupful; 2. a vessel filled with valuable things; 3. a vessel full of water;

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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.

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