पातन

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पातन  mfn.  mf( ई)n. ( fr. Caus.) causing to fall, felling, laying low, striking off or down (with gen. or ifc.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [MārkP.]
पातन  n.  n. the act of causing to fall &c.
   lowering, humbling, [W.]
अक्ष   the act of casting (as dice or a glance of the eyes), [Kathās.] ( cf.-)
दण्डस्य   (with ) causing the rod to fall, chastising, punishing, [Mn.]
गर्भस्य   (with ) causing the fall of the fetus or abortion, [Yājñ.]
जलौकसाम्   (with ) application of leeches, [Suśr.]
   removing, bringing away, ib.
   causing to fall asunder, dividing, [Śaṃk.]
    N. of a partic. process to which minerals ( esp. quicksilver) are subjected, [Sarvad.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पातन [pātana] a.  a. [पत्-णिच् ल्यु ल्युट् वा] Felling, cutting down.
   नम् Causing to fall down, bringing or throwing down, knocking down.
   Throwing, casting.
   Humbling, lowering.
   Removing.
  N. N. of a particular process to which minerals (esp. quicksilver) are subjected. N. B. पातनम् may have different meanings according to the noun with which it is used; e. g. दण़्डस्य पातनम् 'causing the rod to fall', i. e. chastising; गर्भस्य पातनम्' causing the fœtus to fall', causing an abortion.

Shabda-Sagara

पातन  n.  ( -नं) Bringing down, causing to fall.
   2. Lowering, humbling, 3. Felling, knocking down.
   4. Nodding, (as in sleep.)
   5. Causing an abortion, as गर्भस्य पातनम्.
   6. Beating, as in दण्डस्य पातनम् &c.
    E. पत् to fall in the causal form, aff. ल्युट्.

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पत् ल्युट्