Apitri, A-pitri, Apitṛ: 2 definitions
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Apitri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Apitṛ can be transliterated into English as Apitr or Apitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApitṛ (अपितृ):—[=a-pitṛ] m. not a father, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApitṛ (अपितृ):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-tā) Not a father; e. g. atra pitāpitā bhavati mātāmātā &c. E. a and pitṛ.
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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Starts with: Apitridevatya, Apitrijna, Apitrika.
Full-text (+2): Apitridevatya, Shraddhadevata, Somasad, Pitritva, Purvadeva, Apitrya, Varhishad, Agnidagdha, Purvvadevata, Purvadevata, Apitrika, Somapa, Ajyapa, Purvvadeva, Agrayana, Shraddhadeva, Kavya, Dayadya, Sapindikarana, Preta.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter LX - Symptoms and Treatment of demonology (Amanusha) < [Canto IV - Bhuta-vidya-tantra (psychology and psychiatry)]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - The Greatness of Somavatī Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 9 - Rites to be Performed on Vatsadvādaśī, [...] Dīpāvalī < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXIX - Duties of Brahmanas, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)