patAkA 1 A flag, banner ( fig. also); yaM kAmamaMjarI kAmayate sa haratu suBagapatAkAM Dk. 47 ‘let him carry the palm of beauty or good fortune’. 2 A flag-staff. 3 A sign, emblem, mark, symbol. 4 An episode or episodical incident in a drama, see patAkAsTAnaka below. 5 Auspiciousness, good fortune or luck. Comp. — aMSukaM a flag. — sTAnakaM (in dramaturgy) intimation of an episodical incident, when instead of the thing thought of or expected, another of the same character is brought in by some unexpected circumstance; ( yatrArTe ciMtite' nyasmiMstalliMgo'nyaH prayujyate . AgaMtukena BAvena patAkAsTAnakaM tu tat .. S. D. 299 ; for its different kinds, see 300 304 ).