Pitribhojana, Pitṛbhojana, Pitri-bhojana: 7 definitions
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Pitribhojana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Pitṛbhojana can be transliterated into English as Pitrbhojana or Pitribhojana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pitribhojana in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna radiata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaseolus radiatus L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Japonica (1953)
· Bull. Appl. Bot. Gen. Pl. Breed. (1982)
· Amer. Journal of Botany (1980)
· Cytologia (1979)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1990)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPitṛbhojana (पितृभोजन).—food offered to the Manes.
Derivable forms: pitṛbhojanam (पितृभोजनम्).
Pitṛbhojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and bhojana (भोजन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛbhojana (पितृभोजन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Food offered to the manes. 2. A father’s food. 3. A kind of pulse: see Masha. E. pitṛ, and bhojana food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pitṛbhojana (पितृभोजन):—[=pitṛ-bhojana] [from pitṛ] n. a f°’s food, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Phaseolus Radiatus, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛbhojana (पितृभोजन):—[pitṛ-bhojana] (naṃ) 1. n. Food offered to the manes; father’s food; a kind of pulse.
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