कार्पटिक

{ kārpaṭikḥ }

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  पु.  तीर्थवासी ; यात्रेकरु . कापडी पहा . ( सं .)

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कार्पटिक  m.  m. a pilgrim, [Kathās.]
   a caravan of pilgrims, [W.]
   a deceiver, rogue, [BhavP.]
   a trusty follower, [Hcar.]
   an experienced man of the world, [L.]
    N. of a pilgrim, [Kathās.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कार्पटिकः [kārpaṭikḥ]   [कर्पट-ठक्]
   A pilgrim.
    one who maintains himself by carrying water from holy rivers.
   A caravan of pilgrims.
   An experienced man.
   A parasite.
   A deceiver, rogue; [B. P.]
   A trusty follower; [Hch.]

Shabda-Sagara

कार्पटिक  m.  ( -कः)
   1. A parasite.
   2. A pilgrim, one who spends his life in pilgrimage, or who subsists by carrying water from holy rivers.
    E. कृप् to be able, अटन् affix, ठञ् added.

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कृप् अटन् ठञ्