1 A son; (the word is thus derived: putrāmro narakādyasmāttrāyate pitaraṃ sutaḥ. tasmātputra iti proktaḥ svayameva svayaṃbhu- vā.. Ms. 9. 138; the word, there- fore, should be strictly written puttraḥ) [Page0708-a+ 57]

2 A child, the young one of an animal.

3 A dear child (a term of endearment in addressing young persons).

4 (At the end of comp.) Anything little or small of its kind; as in asiputraḥ,...