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Pitra means something in Hindi. 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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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPitra in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the base Sanskrit noun meaning father; paternal ancestor (in Hindi, this uninflected form is used only in compounds); ~[rina] one of the three debts on a man (the other two being [devarina] and [rishirina]) from which he is freed when he begets a son; ~[kalpa/tulya] like a father; a fatherfigure; respected, revered; ~[kula] paternal family, people of father’s or ancestor’s family; ~[gana] manes, deceased forefathers; ~[ghata] patricide; ~[ghati] a patricide; ~[tamtra] patriarchy; patriarchal system; ~[tva] fatherhood; paternity; ~[dana] oblation to the manes/deceased forefathers; ~[paksha] the dark fortnight of the month of [ashvina] when oblations are offered to the manes for their spiritual gratification; paternal side; -[parampara] ancestry, paternal tradition; ~[bhakta] devoted to one’s father; loyal to one’s father; ~[bhakti] filial devotion; ~[bhumi] fatherland; ~[loka] the world of manes or deceased ancestors; ~[vamsha] paternal family; —[visarjana] the rites performed on the fifteenth day of the dark fortnight of the month of [ashvina] which marks farewell to the manes; ~[shraddha] the [shraddha] (see) performed for the gratification of the manes; ~[sattatmaka] patriarchal; •[yuga] patriarchal age; ~[hamta] a patricide; ~[hatya] patricide..—pitra (पितृ) is alternatively transliterated as Pitṛ.
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Starts with: Pitradyanta, Pitrajna, Pitrajnapta, Pitrarjita, Pitrartham, Pitrashvasita, Pitravy, Pitrayadare.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.71.5 < [Sukta 71]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Sṛṣṭi Prakriya < [Chapter 4 - Sāṃkhya thoughts in the Śānti-parva of Mahābhārata]
Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia (by Shilpa V. Sonawane)
Part 3.3 - Early History of Religion in Indonesia < [Chapter 4 - Inter-Disciplinary Analysis]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
8. Padalālitya in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 4]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
3. Environmental Awareness in 7th century India < [Chapter 7 - Environmental awareness and Hygiene Conciousness]