Etymon:paTTaN, pattan, patan

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA]

At 12:27 AM 11/19/97 +0530, you wrote:
>>>Towns are noisy. Can puTabhEdana be (karNa)puTabhEdana ?
>
>>sarma.
>
>puTa seems to mean a packet. e.g. puTa-pAkam in ayurveda
>refers to the process of infusion in a covered pot.
>It is likely that AmarakOza's reference to puTa-bhEdana
>should relate to unpacking the wares from a bundle in
>a marketplace or customs port?
>regards.
>kalyanaraman
>
>

`bhidir vidAraNE' is the dhAtu pATha. This root implies forced or violent
type of opening i.e., breaking. It cannot mean the gentle process of
unpacking.

sarma.