वप्तृ

{ vaptṛ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वप्तृ  m.  1. or व॑प्तृ, m. one who shears, a shearer, cutter, shaver, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TBr.]; [GṛS.]
वप्तृ  m.  2. m. a sower, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
a procreator, progenitor, father, [Dharmaś.]
a poet, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

वप्तृ [vaptṛ]  m. m. [वप्-तृच्]
A sower (of seed), planter, husbandman; न शालेः स्तम्बकरिता वप्तुर्गुणमपेक्षते [Mu.1.3;] [Ms.3.142.]
A father, procreator.
A poet, an inspired sage.
A shaver, cutter.

Shabda-Sagara

वप्तृ  mfn.  ( -प्ता-प्त्री-प्तृ) A sower, a planter, &c.
 m.  ( -प्ता)
1. A father, a pro- genitor.
2. A poet.
3. A sage.
E. वप् to sow, aff. तृच् .

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वप् तृच् .