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potā

poṭa m. (√ puṭ?) the foundation of a house, L. ( cf. pota)

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. poṭa

poṭa m. (√ puṭ?) the foundation of a house, L. ( cf. pota)

2. ةْتَ

pota m. (hardly fr. √ pū; but cf. Uṇ. iii, 86 ) a young animal or plant (mostly ifc. , e.g. mṛgap ‘a y˚ deer’, cūtap ‘a y˚ mango tree’), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.

3. ةْتَ

the foundation of a house, L. ( cf. poṭa)

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. pot (vol. 3, scan p. 974; entry #19782).

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Sanskrit corpus record built from GRETIL sources (citations and statistics; GRETIL running text is not redistributable). Passage text, where shown, from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (CC BY 4.0). Dictionary senses from Monier-Williams (1899, public domain), via the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries.