As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or potṛ, ‘Purifier’, N. of one of the 16 officiating priests at a sacrifice (the assistant of the Brāhman; = yajñasya śodhayiṭri, )
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Dictionary citations
potṛ or potṛ, m. ‘Purifier’, N. of one of the 16 officiating priests at a sacrifice (the assistant of the Brāhman; = yajñasya śodhayiṭri, Sāy.), RV.; Br.; ŚrS.; Hariv.
N. of Viṣṇu, L.
potṛ m. 1 One of the sixteen officiating priests at a sacrifice (assistant of the priest called brahman). 2 An epithet of Viṣṇu.
potṛ m. (-tā) 1 One of the officiating priests at a sacrifice. 2 A name of VIṢṆU. E. pū to make pure, aff. tṛc.
Alternative readings
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