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Butterfly could be a tatpurusha compound, in which the relation is one of interaction rather than resemblance.
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As a tatpurusha compound, it can mean “king’s father,” “king-like father,” or “king who is like a father.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
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As a tatpurusha compound, it can mean “king’s father,” “king-like father,” or “king who is like a father.”
The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis) 2006
avivamagnolia commented on the word tatpurusha
A compound of two words in which the 1st is an attributive noun, and the 2nd a substantive, as bookcase, aircraft, or flowerpot.
January 17, 2009
john commented on the word tatpurusha
"tatpurusha is a term coined by Indian grammarians more than 2,000 years ago for a class of compounds bahuvrihi dvandva karmadharaya"
- Maitani
April 15, 2009