Jivapitrika, Jīvapitṛka, Jiva-pitrika: 3 definitions
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Jivapitrika 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 Jīvapitṛka can be transliterated into English as Jivapitrka or Jivapitrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJīvapitṛka (जीवपितृक).—a. (a son or daughter) whose father is still alive.
Jīvapitṛka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīva and pitṛka (पितृक). See also (synonyms): jīvapitṛ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvapitṛka (जीवपितृक).—[adjective] whose father is alive.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJīvapitṛka (जीवपितृक):—[=jīva-pitṛka] [from jīva > jīv] mfn. idem, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra iv.]
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: Pitrika, Jiva.
Full-text: Jivapitirukan, Jivapitri, Pitrika.
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