पत्त्र [ pattra ] [ páttra ] n. ( and m. Lit. Śāk. ; ifc. f ( [ ā ] and [ ī ] ) . ) (sometimes spelt [ patra ] ) the wing of a bird , pinion , feather Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr. ( 1330,1 )

  the feather of an arrow Lit. R. Lit. Ragh.

  a bird Lit. L.

  any vehicle , a chariot , car , horse , camel Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  a leaf , petal (regarded as the plumage of a tree or flower) Lit. KātyŚr. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  the leaf of a partic. fragrant plant or a partic. plant with fragrant leaves Lit. VarBṛS. xvi , 30

  Laurus Cassia ( Lit. L.) and its leaf Lit. Bhpr.

  a leaf for writing on , written leaf , leaf of a book , paper

  a letter , document Lit. Kāv. Lit. Rājat. Lit. Pañc. ( [ pattram āropya ] , " having committed to paper " Lit. Śak.)

  any thin leaf or plate of metal or gold-leaf. Lit. Var. Lit. Suśr. ( cf. [ paṭṭa ] )

  the blade of a sword or knife ( cf. [ asi- ] )

  a knife , dagger Lit. L.

  = [ -bhaṅga ] Lit. Ragh. Lit. Gīt. ( cf. Gk. 1 (for 2) ; Lat. (penna) ( older (pesna) for (pet-na) ) ; Germ. (Feder) ; Eng. (feather) . )