Pitripada, Pitṛpada, Pitri-pada: 4 definitions

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Pitripada 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 Pitṛpada can be transliterated into English as Pitrpada or Pitripada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pitṛpada (पितृपद).—the world of the Manes.

Derivable forms: pitṛpadam (पितृपदम्).

Pitṛpada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and pada (पद).

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

Pitṛpada (पितृपद).—n.

(-daṃ) The world or state of the manes. E. pitṛ, and pada degree.

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

Pitṛpada (पितृपद):—[=pitṛ-pada] [from pitṛ] n. the world or state of the P°s [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Pitṛpada (पितृपद):—[pitṛ-pada] (daṃ) 1. n. State of the manes.

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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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