Paitrika, Paitṛka: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Paitṛka can be transliterated into English as Paitrka or Paitrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Paitrak.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsPaitṛka (पैतृक) refers to the “paternal (home)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here [in the cycle of rebirth] a king becomes an insect and an insect becomes the chief of the gods. An embodied soul might wander about, tricked by [their] karma without being able to help it. For corporeal [souls] the mother becomes the daughter, the sister, even the wife. The father, moreover, becomes the son and he obtains the paternal home (paitṛka—labhate paitṛkaṃ padam)”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypaitṛka (पैतृक) [or पैत्र, paitra].—a S Paternal, ancestral, relating to one's father or forefathers.
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paitṛka (पैतृक).—n S A Shraddha or oblation to the manes of ancestors.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpaitṛka (पैतृक) [or paitra, or पैत्र].—a Paternal, ancestral.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPaitṛka (पैतृक).—a. (-kī f.) [पितृत आगतं पितुरिदं वा ठञ् (pitṛta āgataṃ pituridaṃ vā ṭhañ)]
1) Relating to a father.
2) Coming or derived from a father, ancestral, paternal; पदमृद्धमजेन पैतृकं विनयेनास्य नवं च यौवनम् (padamṛddhamajena paitṛkaṃ vinayenāsya navaṃ ca yauvanam) R.8.6;18.4.; Manusmṛti 9.14; Y.2.47.
3) Sacred to the Manes.
-kam A Śrāddha performed in honour of the Manes or deceased ancestors.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaitṛka (पैतृक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Paternal, ancestral, belonging or relating to the father or to progenitors. 2. Sacred to the manes. n. (kaṃ) A Shraddha performed in honor of the manes. E. pitṛ a father, ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaitṛka (पैतृक).—i. e. pitṛ + ka, adj., f. kī, 1. Paternal, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 104. 2. Ancestral. 3. Relating to the Manes, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 87.
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Paitrika (पैत्रिक).—i. e. pitṛ + ika, adj., f. kī, Paternal, ancestral, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 415.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaitṛka (पैतृक).—[feminine] ī paternal, parental, relating to the Manes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paitṛka (पैतृक):—[from paitā] mf(ī)n. belonging to a father, paternal, ancestral, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] relating or sacred to the Pitṛs, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a sacred rite or Śrāddha in honour of deceased ancestors, [Mahābhārata]
4) Paitrika (पैत्रिक):—[from paitā] ([probably]) [wrong reading] for paitṛka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paitṛka (पैतृक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Paternal.
2) Paitrika (पैत्रिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Paternal.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paitṛka (पैतृक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Piiya, Peia.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPaitṛka (पैतृक) [Also spelled paitrak]:—(a) paternal, patronymic; hereditary, ancestral; —[guṇa] paternal/hereditary characteristics or quality; —[jāyadāda] see [saṃpatti; —dhana] patrimony, paternal wealth; —[bhūmi] ancestral land; fatherland; —[vyavasāya] hereditary profession; —[saṃpatti] paternal/ancestral/hereditary property.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaitṛka (ಪೈತೃಕ):—
1) [adjective] derived, received or inherited from a father.
2) [adjective] related through the father’s side of the family.
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Paitṛka (ಪೈತೃಕ):—[noun] a rite, ceremony observed for giving oblations to one’s dead father and other ancestors.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Paitrika-nama, Paitrika-sampatti, Paitrikabhumi, Paitrikadhana, Paitrikagriha, Paitrikakarma, Paitrikakriya, Paitrikashvaseya, Paitrikashvaseyi, Paitrikatithinirnaya, Paitrikavidhana.
Ends with: Apaitrika, Matapaitrika.
Full-text (+1): Paitrikabhumi, Paitrikashvaseya, Paitrikatithinirnaya, Paitrikavidhana, Paitrikashvaseyi, Paitrikakarma, Paitrikadhana, Paitrika-sampatti, Paitrikya, Piiya, Peia, Purvahnika, Paitra, Paitrak, Paitirukam, Pettika, Phalagrahi, Phalagrahin, Arha, Anisha.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.104 < [Section XI (A) - Inheritance: Equal Division among Sons]
Verse 9.162 < [Section XXII - The Relative Status of the Twelve Kinds of Sons]
Verse 9.209 < [Section XXVII - Property of Brothers, and their Mutual Relationship]
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.10 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 205 - Brāhmaṇas Unfit for Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.1 - The Laws Relating to Debts (ṛṇādāna) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]
A Few Thoughts on Feudalism in India < [April 1959]
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