Pitrikalpa, Pitṛkalpa, Pitri-kalpa: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pitṛkalpa can be transliterated into English as Pitrkalpa or Pitrikalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPitṛkalpa (पितृकल्प).—Same as Kuhū; the 30th and last Kalpa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 290. 11.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPitṛkalpa (पितृकल्प).—
1) performance of the Śrāddha ceremony in honour of the Manes.
2) Brahma's day of new moon.
Derivable forms: pitṛkalpaḥ (पितृकल्पः).
Pitṛkalpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and kalpa (कल्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pitṛkalpa (पितृकल्प):—[=pitṛ-kalpa] [from pitṛ] m. precepts relating to rites in honour of the P°s [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] Kalpa (sub voce), Brahmā’s day of new moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 57 - Praise of Gayā Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 19 - Incarnations of Śrī Viṣṇu < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 47 - The Genesis of the Name Viśālā < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 40 - The power of the Manes (pitṛ) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]