patanaM [ pat-BAbe lyuw ] 1 The act of flying or coming down, alighting, descending, throwing oneself down at. 2 Setting (as of the sun). 3 Going down to hell. 4 Apostacy. 5 Falling from dignity, virtue &c. 6 Fall, decline, ruin, adversity ( opp. udaya or ucCrAya ); grahADInA nareMdrARAmucCrAyAH patanAni ca Y. 1. 308. 7 Death. 8 Hanging down, becoming flaccid (as breasts). 9 Miscarriage. 10 (In arith.) Subtraction. 11 The latitude of a planet. Comp. — Darmin a. subject to the law of decay, perishable.