Pitrigamin, Pitṛgāmin, Pitri-gamin: 4 definitions

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Pitrigamin 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.

The Sanskrit term Pitṛgāmin can be transliterated into English as Pitrgamin or Pitrigamin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pitṛgāmin (पितृगामिन्).—a. devolving on, or belonging to a father.

Pitṛgāmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and gāmin (गामिन्).

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

Pitṛgāmin (पितृगामिन्).—mfn. (-mī-minī-mi) Belonging to, or pertaining to a father. E. pitṛ, and gāmin what goes.

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

Pitṛgāmin (पितृगामिन्):—[=pitṛ-gāmin] [from pitṛ] mfn. belonging or pertaining to a father, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Pitṛgāmin (पितृगामिन्):—[pitṛ-gāmin] (mī-minī-mi) a. Belonging to a father.

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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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