पिटक

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word पिटक. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word पिटक, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say पिटक in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word पिटक you have here. The definition of the word पिटक will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofपिटक, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pirtakas, of uncertain ultimate origin; Turner suggests a non-Indo-Iranian substrate borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

पिटक (piṭaka) stemm or n

  1. a basket or box
  2. a granary
  3. a collection of writings
  4. a boil, blister
  5. a kind of ornament on Indra's banner

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पिटक
Nom. sg. पिटकः (piṭakaḥ)
Gen. sg. पिटकस्य (piṭakasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पिटकः (piṭakaḥ) पिटकौ (piṭakau) पिटकाः (piṭakāḥ)
Vocative पिटक (piṭaka) पिटकौ (piṭakau) पिटकाः (piṭakāḥ)
Accusative पिटकम् (piṭakam) पिटकौ (piṭakau) पिटकान् (piṭakān)
Instrumental पिटकेन (piṭakena) पिटकाभ्याम् (piṭakābhyām) पिटकैः (piṭakaiḥ)
Dative पिटकाय (piṭakāya) पिटकाभ्याम् (piṭakābhyām) पिटकेभ्यः (piṭakebhyaḥ)
Ablative पिटकात् (piṭakāt) पिटकाभ्याम् (piṭakābhyām) पिटकेभ्यः (piṭakebhyaḥ)
Genitive पिटकस्य (piṭakasya) पिटकयोः (piṭakayoḥ) पिटकानाम् (piṭakānām)
Locative पिटके (piṭake) पिटकयोः (piṭakayoḥ) पिटकेषु (piṭakeṣu)
Neuter a-stem declension of पिटक
Nom. sg. पिटकम् (piṭakam)
Gen. sg. पिटकस्य (piṭakasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पिटकम् (piṭakam) पिटके (piṭake) पिटकानि (piṭakāni)
Vocative पिटक (piṭaka) पिटके (piṭake) पिटकानि (piṭakāni)
Accusative पिटकम् (piṭakam) पिटके (piṭake) पिटकानि (piṭakāni)
Instrumental पिटकेन (piṭakena) पिटकाभ्याम् (piṭakābhyām) पिटकैः (piṭakaiḥ)
Dative पिटकाय (piṭakāya) पिटकाभ्याम् (piṭakābhyām) पिटकेभ्यः (piṭakebhyaḥ)
Ablative पिटकात् (piṭakāt) पिटकाभ्याम् (piṭakābhyām) पिटकेभ्यः (piṭakebhyaḥ)
Genitive पिटकस्य (piṭakasya) पिटकयोः (piṭakayoḥ) पिटकानाम् (piṭakānām)
Locative पिटके (piṭake) पिटकयोः (piṭakayoḥ) पिटकेषु (piṭakeṣu)

Descendants

  • Pali: piṭaka

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “piṭaka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.