पीतु

{ pītuḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

पीतु  m.  a m. ‘ who drinks or dries up’, the sun or fire, 71 Sch."> [Uṇ. i, 71] Sch.
   the chief elephant of a herd, [L.] =
पीतु    b see p. 629, col. 3.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

पीतुः [pītuḥ]   1 The sun.
    fire
   The chief elephant of a herd.

Shabda-Sagara

पीतु  m.  ( -तुः)
   1. The sun.
   2. fire.
   3. The chief elephant of a herd.
    E. पा to drink, (or dry up water,) and तुन् Unādi aff.

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पा तुन्