Pitrikarman, Pitṛkarman, Pitṛkarma, Pitrikarma, Pitri-karman: 10 definitions

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Pitrikarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Pitṛkarman and Pitṛkarma can be transliterated into English as Pitrkarman or Pitrikarman or Pitrkarma or Pitrikarma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Pitrikarman in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pitṛkarman (पितृकर्मन्) refers to the “rites of the Pitṛs”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] The present and the next world can be won through her. A wifeless man is not authorized to perform the rites of gods, Pitṛs (pitṛkarman) guests and sacrifices [devapitratithījyādi nābhāryaḥ karma cārhati]. He alone is the true householder in whose house there is a chaste lady. The others are devoured by an ogress or old age. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pitrikarman in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Pitṛkarma (पितृकर्म).—n (S) The business of performing Shraddha to the manes of ancestors.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Pitṛkarma (पितृकर्म).—n The business of performing Shra'ddh to the manes of ancestors.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pitrikarman in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pitṛkarman (पितृकर्मन्).—n.,

Pitṛkarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and karman (कर्मन्).

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

Pitṛkarman (पितृकर्मन्).—[neuter] sacrifice to the Manes.

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

Pitṛkarman (पितृकर्मन्):—[=pitṛ-karman] [from pitṛ] n. a rite. performed in honour of the Pitṛs, obsequial rites, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti]

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

Pitṛkarman (पितृकर्मन्):—[pitṛ-karman] (rmma) 5. n. Funeral rites.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitrikarman 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pitrikarman in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pitṛkarma (ಪಿತೃಕರ್ಮ):—[noun] an offering of food by way of oblations in a ritualistic manner to one’s deceased father or ancestors.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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