पटु

{ paṭu }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : प्रवीण, नमक, जीरा, कुकुरमुत्ता, परवल, परवल, चालाक, चिरमिटा

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   Clever, able, skilful, dexterous. 2 Smart, sharp, apt, ready.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 a   Clever. skilful. Smart, sharp.

मराठी पर्यायी शब्दकोश

 वि.  कसबी , कुशल , चतुर , तरबेज , निष्णात , पट्टीचा , पटाईत , पारंगत , प्रवीण , वाकबगार , हुशार .

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

   See : सिपालु

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पटु  mfn.  mf( उ, or वी)n. (√ पट्?) sharp, pungent, acrid, harsh, shrill, keen, strong, intense, violent, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
   smart, clever, skilful, crafty, cunning, ib.
   great or strong in, fit for, able to
   capable of ( loc. or comp.), ib.
त्रि   saline ( cf.-)
   cruel, hard, [L.]
   healthy, [L.]
वाक्   eloquent, [L.] ( cf.-)
   clear, manifest, [L.]
पटु  m.  m. Trichosanthes Dioeca or its leaf, [L.]
    Momordica Charantia, [L.]
    Nigella Indica, [L.]
   a kind of perfume, [L.]
   a species of camphor, [L.]
    N. of a man, [Pravar.]
   of a poet, [Cat.]
   ( pl.) of a people, [MārkP.]
   of a caste, [VP.]
पटु  n.  m. n. a mushroom, [L.]
पटु  n.  n. salt, pulverized s°, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पटु [paṭu] a.  a. (टु or ट्वी f.; compar. पटीयस्, superl. पटिष्ठ)
   Clever, skilful, dexterous, proficient; पाटीर तव पटीयान् कः परिपाटीमिमामुरीकर्तुम् Jagannātha; cf. also अघटितघटना- पटीयसी; (usually with a loc.) वाचि पटुः &c.
   Sharp, acrid, pungent.
   Sharp, smart (as intellect), intelligent.
   Violent, strong, sharp, intense; अयमपि पटुर्धारासारो न बाणपरंपरा [V.4.1;] [U.4.3.]
   Shrill, clear, sharp-sounding; किमिदं पटुपटहशङ्खमिश्रो नान्दीनादः [Mu.6;] पटुपटहध्वनिभिर्विनीतनिद्रः [R.9.71,73;] [Māl.5.4.]
   Apt, disposed; स्मर्तुमधिगतगुणस्मरणाः पटवो न दोषमखिलं खलूत्तमा; [Śi. 15.43.]
   Harsh, cruel, hard-hearted.
   Sly, cunning, crafty, roguish.
   Healthy, sound; मृदुसूर्याः सुनीहाराः पटुशीताः समाहिताः (शून्यारण्याः) [Rām.3.16.12.]
   Active, busy.
   Eloquent, talkative,
   Blown, expanded.
   Hard, rough, fierce.
   Contumelious (as a speech).-टुः,
-टु  n. n. A mushroom (छत्रा). n
-टु  . . Salt. -Comp.
-करण a.  a. having sound organs.
-कल्प, -देशीय a.  a. Pretty clever, tolerably sharp.
-घण्टा   a shrill bell; Mb.-तृणम्
-तृणकम्   a kind of pungent grass.
-त्रयम्   a collection of three salts (Mar. सैंधव, बिडलोण व संचळखार).-मति a. clever-minded.
-रूप a.  a. very clever.

Shabda-Sagara

पटु  mfn.  ( -टुः-ट्वी-टु)
   1. Clever, dexterous, skilful.
   2. Diligent.
   3. Smart, sharp.
   4. Hale, healthy.
   5. Warm, hot.
   6. Blown, ex- panded.
   7. Cruel, ferocious, unmerciful, unfeeling.
   8. Harsh, contumelious, (speech, &c.)
   9. Fraudulent, crafty, a rogue or cheat.
   10. Loquacious, talkative.
  m.  ( -टुः)
   1. A small kind of [Page415-a+ 60] cucumber. (Trichosanthes diœca.)
   2. The leaf of the Trichosanthes. n. ( -टु)
   1. Salt.
   2. A mushroom.
    E. पट

ROOTS:

पट

   r. 10th cl. to speak, &c. Unādi aff. डु, and the radical vowel shortened. or पट-उन् .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : चतुर, निरामय