piRqapAtika · adjective · piṇḍapātika 1
piṇḍapātika , m. (= Pali id. ; to prec. ; BHS also paiṇḍ° , q.v. ), one who lives on alms-food , one of the 12 dhūtaguṇa , q.v. : AsP 387.4 ; Divy 141.21 ; Av i.248.4 ; °ka-tva, abstr. , Karmav 105.5 (note paiṇḍ° in 104.14 ).
one who collects alms or eats such food
(adj, adj, comp, from piṇḍapāta) who collects alms-food (by walking from house to house) Construction: piṇḍa + pāta + ika piṇḍapāta + ika
(masc, masc, comp, from piṇḍapāta) who lives on alms-food; beggar who collects alms or eats such food Construction: piṇḍa + pāta + ika piṇḍapāta + ika