पातुक

{ pātuka }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

    see : पतनोन्मुख

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पातुक  mfn.  mfn. falling or apt to fall (= पतनशील, [Pāṇ. 3-2, 154])
    falling down, iii, 3"> [Śiś. iii, 3]
   losing caste or going to the lower regions, xii, 3444"> [MBh. xii, 3444]
पातुक  m.  m. a precipice, [L.]
जलहस्तिन्   an aquatic animal (= ), [L.]
    N. of a poet, [Cat.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पातुक [pātuka] a.  a. (- की f.) [पत्-उकञ्]
    falling habitually or frequently; संयच्छन् भवति प्राणानसंयच्छंस्तु पातुकः [Mb.12.] 91.42; [Śi.3.3.]
    apt or disposed to fall.
   Losing one's caste.
    going to hell.
   कः The declivity of a mountain, a precipice.
   The water- elephant.

Shabda-Sagara

पातुक  mfn.  ( -कः- की- कं) falling frequently or habitually, disposed to fall.
  m.  ( -कः)
   1. The declivity of a mountain, a precipice.
   2. An aquatic animal of a large size; figuratively, the water- elephant.
    E. पत् to fall, aff. उकञ्.

ROOTS:

पत् उकञ्

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

    see : विपरितगामिन्