पत्त्र fn. an. (and
m.,
[Śāk.] ;
ifc. f(आ and ई). ) (sometimes spelt
पत्र) the wing of a bird, pinion, feather,
[VS.] ;
[ŚBr.] &c.
the feather of an arrow,
[R.] ;
[Ragh.] a bird,
[L.] any vehicle, a chariot, car, horse, camel &c.,
[Mn.] ;
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] a leaf, petal (regarded as the plumage of a tree or flower),
KātyŚr.;
[Mn.] ;
[MBh.] &c.
the leaf of a
partic. fragrant plant or a
partic. plant with
f° leaves,
[VarBṛS. xvi, 30] Laurus Cassia (
[L.] ) and its leaf,
[Bhpr.] a leaf for writing on, written
l° ,
l° of a book, paper
पत्त्रम् आरोप्य a letter, document,
[Kāv.] ;
[Rājat.] ;
[Pañc.] (, ‘having committed to paper’
[Śak.] )
पट्ट any thin leaf or plate of metal or gold-leaf,
[Var.] ;
[Suśr.] (
cf. )
असि the blade of a sword or knife (
cf. -)
a knife, dagger,
[L.] -भङ्ग = ,
[Ragh.] ;
[Gīt.] पत्त्र [
cf. Gk. πτερόν (for
πετερόν);
Lat. penna (older
pesna for
pet-na);
Germ. Feder;
Eng. feather.]
पत्त्र b &c. See
p. 581, col. 2.