पुत्रputra1 A son; (the word is thus derived: पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद् यस्मात् त्रायते पितरं सुतः । तस्मात् पुत्र इति प्रोक्तः…
- 1 A son; (the word is thus derived: पुन्नाम्नो नरकाद् यस्मात् त्रायते पितरं सुतः । तस्मात् पुत्र इति प्रोक्तः स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा ॥ Ms.9.138; the word, therefore, should be strictly written पुत्त्रः).
- A child, young one of an animal.
- A dear child (a term of endearment in addressing young persons).
- (At the end of comp.) Anything little or small of its kind; as in असिपुत्रः, शिलापुत्रः etc.
- (Astrol.) The fifth mansion from जन्मलग्न.
Derived forms and compounds
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-त्रौ
- (Dual) A son and daughter.
- Compound अन्नादः one who lives at a son's expense, one who is maintained by his son.
- a mendicant of a particular order; see कुटीचक.
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-अर्थिन् Adjective wishing for a son.
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-आचार्य Adjective one having a son for his teacher; Me.3. 16.
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-आदिनी
- an unnatural mother.
- a tigress.
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-इष्टिः, -इष्टिका Feminine a sacrifice performed to obtain male issue; गृहीत्वा पञ्चवर्षीयं पुत्रेष्टिं प्रथमं चरेत्.
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-ऐश्वर्यम् a resignation of property or power by a father to his son.
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-कर्मन् Neuter a ceremony on the birth of a son.
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-काम Adjective desirous of sons.
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-काम्या a wish for sons; अथाभ्यर्च्य विधातारं प्रयतौ पुत्रकाम्यया R.1.35.
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-कार्यम् a ceremony relating to a son.
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-कृत् Masculine an adopted son.
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-कृतकः one who is adopted as a son, an adopted son; श्यामाकमुष्टिपरिवर्धितको जहाति सोऽयं न पुत्रकृतकः पदवीं मृगस्ते Ś.4.14.
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-जग्धी an unnatural mother (who eats her own children.) -जात Adjective one to whom a son is born.
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-दारम् son and wife.
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-धर्मः filial duty.
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-पौत्रम्, -त्राः sons and grandsons.
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-पौत्रीण Adjective transmitted from son to son, hereditary; लक्ष्मीं परंपरीणां त्वं पुत्रपौत्रीणतां नय Bk.5.15.
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-प्रतिनिधिः a substitute for a son. (Exempli gratia, for example an adopted son).
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-प्रवरः the eldest son.
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-लाभः obtaining a son.
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-वधः Feminine a daughter-in-law.
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-सखः 'a friend of children', one who is fond of children.
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-सूः a mother of a son.
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-हीन Adjective sonless, childless.
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-संकरिन् Adjective mixing or confusing sons by mixed marriages.
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-हतः an epithet of Vasiṣṭha (whose hundred sons where killed). (-ती) an unnatural mother.
In the Gita·1·26·1·33·11·26·11·44
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् ।
- पुत्रान्putrānaccusative plural of the masculine noun putra (son).
- पुत्राःputrāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun putra (son).
- पुत्रस्यputrasyagenitive singular of the masculine noun putra (son).
