पतनम् [पत्-भावे ल्युट्] 1 The act of flying or coming down, alighting, descending, throwing oneself down at. -2 Setting (as of the sun). -3 Going down to hell; निरये चैव पतनम् Ms.6.61. -4 Apostacy. -5 Falling from dignity, virtue &c. अनिग्रहाच्चेन्द्रियाणां नरः पतन- मृच्छति Y.3.219. -6 Fall, decline, ruin, adversity (opp. उदय or उच्छ्राय); ग्रहाधीना नरेन्द्राणामुच्छ्रायाः पतनानि च Y.1.38. -7 Death. -8 Hanging down, becoming flaccid (as breasts). -9 Miscarriage. -1 (In arith.) Subtraction. -11 The latitude of a planet. -Comp. -धर्मिन् a. subject to the law of decay, perishable. -शील a. accustomed to fall down.
पतनीय a. Causing a fall, causing the loss of caste. -यम् A degrading crime or sin; लाक्षालवणमांसानि पतनीयानि विक्रये Y.3.4. नीचाभिगमनं गर्भपातनं भर्तृहिंसनम् । विशेषपत- नीयानि स्त्रीणामेतान्यपि ध्रुवम् ॥ 297; Mb.7.156.5.
अनुपतनम् पातः 1 Falling upon, alighting upon in succession. -2 Following, going after, pursuit; उपवनपवनानुपातदक्षैः Śi.7.27. -3 Going or proceeding in order or as a consequence. -4 [अनुरूपः त्रैराशिकेन पातः] Proportion. -5 Rule of three. -6 A degree of latitude, opposite to one given. -तम् ind. (regarded as ending in ṇamul from पत्) Following in succession, going after; लतानुपातं कुसुमान्यगृह्णात् Bk.2.11 (लतां लताममुपात्य going to creeper after creeper, or after bending the creepers.)
n. flying, flight; flying or falling down, descent, fall, from (ab.), into (lc. or --°ree;); casting oneself (into, --°ree;), prostra tion (at, --°ree;); hanging down, flaccidity (of the breasts); fall, ruin; getting into (lc.): -sîla, a. accustomed to fall down.
n. fall --, degradation of the family; -pati, m. head of the family; -parvata, m. chief mtn. or mtn.-range; -p&asharp;, m. f. head of the family or community; -pâms anî, f. disgrace to her family; -pâlikâ, f. N.; -putra, m. son of a good family; virtuous youth: -ka, m. id.; -purusha, m. man of good family; virtuous man; -pratishthâ, f. support of the race; -prasûta, pp. born of a noble race; -bhava, a.coming of a noble race; -bhavana, n. chief residence; -bhûta, pp. being the head of the guild; -bhûbhrit, m. chief mtn. or mtn.-range; model of a prince; -mârga, m. ancestral path; -mitra, n. friend of the family.
n. falling; flying, flight; -pâta, m. fall; descent; cast (of a look); fall ing from (ab.) on (--°ree;); alighting (of a bird); fall (fig.); assault, attack; death; incidental mention; irregularity (gr.); particle (gr.); -pâtana, n. causing to fall or descend; falling down; flying down (of a bird); beating, striking; destroying, killing; incidental men tion, esp. of an irregular or rare form (gr.): -pratîkâra, m. repelling of assaults; -pâtin, a. falling down; dropping; alighting, on (--°ree;); striking down, destroying, consuming; -pâdá, m. lowland, valley; -pâna, n. drinking; trough; trench, tank, pool: -vat, a. abound ing in pools, -saras, n.drinking-pool.
noun (neuter) (in arithm.) subtraction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in astron.) the latitude of a planet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
alighting (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
apostasy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
becoming flaccid (said of the breasts) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
death (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
decline (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
descending (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fall (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
going down (to hell) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hanging down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
loss of caste (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
miscarriage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ruin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
setting (as the sun) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of flying or coming down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
throwing one's self down at or into (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pātana Frequency rank 3313/72933
noun (neuter) ascending (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
birth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
flying or jumping up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
going up (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
production (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rising (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) (garbhiṇyāgarbhasya) the lying-in of a pregnant woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
descending (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
falling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
falling down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
flying (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a steep rock (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
death (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
destruction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
falling from (abl. or comp.) or into (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
flying forth or away (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
flying or falling down (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
precipice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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