Pitriraja, Pitṛrāja, Pitri-raja: 8 definitions
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Pitriraja 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 Pitṛrāja can be transliterated into English as Pitrraja or Pitriraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPitṛrāja (पितृराज).—See Yama.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 174. 19.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPitṛrāja (पितृराज).—m. an epithet of Yama.
Derivable forms: pitṛrājaḥ (पितृराजः).
Pitṛrāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and rāja (राज). See also (synonyms): pitṛrājan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛrāja (पितृराज).—m.
(-jaḥ) An epithet of Yama.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛrāja (पितृराज).—m. the king of the Manes, i. e. Yama, [Sāvitryupākhyāna] 5, 14.
Pitṛrāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and rāja (राज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛrāja (पितृराज).—[masculine] king of the Manes, [Epithet] of Yama.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛrāja (पितृराज):—[=pitṛ-rāja] [from pitṛ] m. ‘king of the P°s’, Name of Yama, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Pitrirajan.
Full-text: Pitrirajan, Yama, Bandhava.
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