Introduction

Pithanayika 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.

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Sanskrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pīṭhanāyikā (पीठनायिका).—a girl of fourteen (before menstruation) who represents Durgā at the festival of that goddess.

Pīṭhanāyikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīṭha and nāyikā (नायिका).

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

Pīṭhanāyikā (पीठनायिका).—f.

(-kā) A girl of fourteen who personates Durga on the occasion of the festival of that goddess.

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

Pīṭhanāyikā (पीठनायिका):—[=pīṭha-nāyikā] [from pīṭha] f. a girl of four at the festival of that goddess, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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: Pitha, Nayika.

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