Paretabhartri, Paretabhartṛ, Pareta-bhartri: 2 definitions
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Paretabhartri 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 Paretabhartṛ can be transliterated into English as Paretabhartr or Paretabhartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParetabhartṛ (परेतभर्तृ).—m. the god of death, Yama; परेतभर्तु- र्महिषः (paretabhartu- rmahiṣaḥ) Si.1.57.
Paretabhartṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pareta and bhartṛ (भर्तृ). See also (synonyms): paretarāja.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParetabhartṛ (परेतभर्तृ):—[=pareta-bhartṛ] [from pareta > pare] m. ‘lord of the departed’, Name of Yama, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
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: Pareta, Bhartri.
Full-text: Paretaraja.
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