Pitripati, Pitṛpati, Pitri-pati: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pitṛpati can be transliterated into English as Pitrpati or Pitripati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Pitṛpati (पितृपति).—an epithet of Yama.
Derivable forms: pitṛpatiḥ (पितृपतिः).
Pitṛpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and pati (पति).
Pitṛpati (पितृपति).—m.
(-tiḥ) Yama, regent of the dead. E. pitṛ a deceased progenitor, and pati lord.
Pitṛpati (पितृपति).—m. 1. a name of Yama (lord of the Manes). 2. pl. the Manes and the lords of the creatures, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 4, 6.
Pitṛpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and pati (पति).
1) Pitṛpati (पितृपति):—[=pitṛ-pati] [from pitṛ] m. ‘lord of the P°s’, Name of Yama, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] the P°s and the Prajā-patis, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Pitṛpati (पितृपति):—[pitṛ-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Yama.
Pitṛpati (पितृपति):—(pitar + pa) m.
1) der Herr der Manen, Beiname Yama's [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 53. 2, 4.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 184.] [Halāyudha 1, 71.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 104, 37.] —
2) pl. die Manen und die Herren der Geschöpfe (prajāpati) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 4, 6.]
Pitṛpati (पितृपति):—m. —
1) der Herr der Manen. Beiname Yama’s —
2) Pl. die Väter und die Prajāpati.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Pitṛpati (ಪಿತೃಪತಿ):—[noun] Yama, the lord of manes.
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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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Kanthaḍeśvara (kanthaḍa-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 2 - Yama’s Prayer < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 11 - Origin of Rājabhaṭṭāraka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 22: Duel between Tripṛṣṭha and Hayagrīva < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Part 11: Journey to Kuṇḍina < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]