पातालम्pātālamA kind of instrument for distillation or the calcination and sublimation of metals.
Derived forms and compounds
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-लः
- A kind of instrument for distillation or the calcination and sublimation of metals.
- Name of Jupiter's year (of 361 days).
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-गङ्गा the Ganges of the lower world.
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-ओकस् Masculine, -निलयः, -निवासः, -वासिन् Masculine
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पातालम् pātālam
- पतत्यस्मिन्नधर्मेण पत्-आलञ्; Compare Uṇ.1.114
- The last of the seven regions or worlds under the earth said to be peopled by Nāgas. the seven regions are: अतल, वितल, सुतल, रसातल, तलातल, महातल and पाताल.
- The lower regions or world in general; मा मेति व्याहरत्येव तस्मिन् पातालमभ्यगात् R.15.84;1.8; पातालान्न विमोचितो बत बली नीतो न मृत्युः क्षयम् Subhāṣ.
- An excavation, a hole.
- Submarine fire.
- (In Astrology) The fourth house or sign from that in which the sun is present.
- a demon.
- a Nāga or a serpent-demon.
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-तलम्, -मूलम् the bottom of Pātāla.
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-मुखम् a great hollow (महागर्त); यत्त्वद्य पातालमुखे पतन्तं पाणौ गृहीत्वा प्रतिसंहरेत Mb. 3.268.4.
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-मूलम् the centre or gravity; आस्ते पातालमूलस्थः शेषोऽशेषसुतर्चितः V. Parasmaipada2.5.2.
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-यन्त्रम् See पातालः (1).
