Pitrighataka, Pitṛghātaka, Pitri-ghataka: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pitṛghātaka can be transliterated into English as Pitrghataka or Pitrighataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPitṛghātaka (पितृघातक).—m. a parricide.
Derivable forms: pitṛghātakaḥ (पितृघातकः).
Pitṛghātaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and ghātaka (घातक). See also (synonyms): pitṛghātin, pitṛghna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛghātaka (पितृघातक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A parricide. E. pitṛ and ghātaka a slayer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛghātaka (पितृघातक).—[masculine] parricide.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛghātaka (पितृघातक):—[=pitṛ-ghātaka] [from pitṛ] ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) m. a parricide.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛghātaka (पितृघातक):—[pitṛ-ghātaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A parricide.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPitṛghātaka (पितृघातक):—adj. murdering one's father; patricidal; n. father's murderer;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pitri, Ghataka.
Ends with: Matapitrighataka.
Full-text: Matapitrighataka, Pitrighatin, Pitrighna.
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