Pitridatta, Pitṛdattā, Pitṛdatta, Pitri-datta: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Pitṛdattā and Pitṛdatta can be transliterated into English as Pitrdatta or Pitridatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPitṛdattā (पितृदत्ता).—One of the four forms of marriage; this is the wedded wife.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 15. 4.
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 dictionaryPitṛdatta (पितृदत्त).—a. given by a father (as a woman's peculiar property).
Pitṛdatta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and datta (दत्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pitṛdatta (पितृदत्त):—[=pitṛ-datta] [from pitṛ] mfn. given by a father (as a woman’s peculiar property), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man (-ka, endearing form; cf. pitṛka), [Pāṇini 5-3, 83], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali]
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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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