Arghyapatra, Arghyapātra, Arghya-patra: 3 definitions
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Arghyapatra 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryArghyapātra (अर्घ्यपात्र) refers to a “water pot” (used for Abhiṣeka—sprinkling water on the seat of a deity) and represents one of the elements of Newar rituals.—Books such as the Daśakarmavidhi detail on the most common rules to be followed by the Newar priests, the priest’s clients, or the clan’s oldest men or women who are mostly ritually responsible for the ritual, and the individual(s) for whom the life-cycle ritual is performed.—The Abhiṣeka rite is mentioned under the heading “Preliminary rites”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryArghyapātra (अर्घ्यपात्र):—[=arghya-pātra] [from arghya > argha] n. See argha-p.
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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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Partial matches: Arghya, Patra.
Full-text: Arghapatra, Dravyashuddhi.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 224 - Procedure of Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)