Nityashraddha, Nityaśrāddha: 2 definitions
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Nityashraddha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Nityaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Nityasraddha or Nityashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynityaśrāddha (नित्यश्राद्ध).—n (S) Daily śrāddha or oblation to the manes of a deceased father.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNityaśrāddha (नित्यश्राद्ध):—[=nitya-śrāddha] [from nitya] n. a daily or constant Śrāddha, [Religious Thought and Life in India 305.]
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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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Śrāddha in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
9. Prohibition of Cosmetics < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.94 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Verse 3.83 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - Appropriate Tithis for performing Śrāddha < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Śrāddha ceremony (worship of ancestors) < [Chapter 3]