The Sanskrit term Pitṛdaivata can be transliterated into English as Pitrdaivata or Pitridaivata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Pitṛdaivata (पितृदैवत) refers to Maghā, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Nakṣatras—Rohiṇī and Kṛttikā, form the body of the Vatsara Puruṣa, the two Āṣāḍhas form his navel, Āśleṣā forms the heart and Maghā [i.e., pitṛdaivata], the heart-bladder; when benefíc planets pass through these, there will be happiness in the land; if malefic planets should pass through the body, there will be suffering from fire and winds; if they should pass through the navel, there will be suffering from starvation; if they should pass through the heart-bladder, roots and fruits will suffer, and if they should pass through the heart, crops will perish”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pitṛdaivata (पितृदैवत).—adj., f. tī, referring to the worship of the Manes.

Pitṛdaivata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and daivata (दैवत).

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

Pitṛdaivata (पितृदैवत).—[feminine] ī relating to the worship of the Manes.

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

1) Pitṛdaivata (पितृदैवत):—[=pitṛ-daivata] [from pitṛ] mf(ī)n. relating to the worship of the P°s, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the 10th lunar mansion Maghā (presided over by the P°s), [Varāha-mihira]

3) [v.s. ...] = next, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Pitṛdaivata (पितृदैवत):—[pitṛ-daivata] (taṃ) 1. n. Tenth lunar asterism or Magha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitridaivata 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.

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Partial matches: Pitri, Daivata.

Full-text: Pitridaivatya, Pitirtaivatam, Pujaka.

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