Alternative spellings of this word include Paurohity.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य).—The office of Purohita; Bṛhaspati for the Devas and Śukra for the Asuras; the low status of, as viewed by Sarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvana.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 25. 9; 27. 9-11.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य).—The office of a family-priest; नरकाय मतिस्ते चेत् पौरोहित्यं समाचर (narakāya matiste cet paurohityaṃ samācara) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.63.

Derivable forms: paurohityam (पौरोहित्यम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य).—n.

(-tyaṃ) The character or functions of family priest. E. purohita and ṣyañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य).—i. e. puras -hita (vb. dhā, with puras), + ya, n. The office of a family priest, Mahābhārata 1, 675.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य).—[neuter] the office of a house-priest.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य):—[=pauro-hitya] [from pauro] mfn. belonging to the family of a Purohita, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the office of a r°, [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य):—(tyaṃ) 1. n. Duty of a priest.

[Sanskrit to German]

Paurohitya in German

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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 dictionary

Paurohitya (पौरोहित्य) [Also spelled paurohity]:—(nm) priesthood.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paurōhitya (ಪೌರೋಹಿತ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] the duty, profession or qualities of a priest or domestic chaplain.

2) [noun] the quality, work or duties of a leader; leadership.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Pauro.

Full-text: Paurohita, Ashtadhikara, Paurokittiyam, Paurohity, Purohitadi.

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