The Sanskrit term Pitṛsthāna can be transliterated into English as Pitrsthana or Pitristhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pitṛsthāna (पितृस्थान).—Ākāśa and southern directions.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 76. 34.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pitṛsthāna (पितृस्थान).—a guardian (who is in the place of a father).

Derivable forms: pitṛsthānaḥ (पितृस्थानः).

Pitṛsthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and sthāna (स्थान). See also (synonyms): pitṛsthānīya.

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

Pitṛsthāna (पितृस्थान).—m.

(-naḥ) A guardian, a protector. n.

(-naṃ) The abode of the manes. E. pitṛ, and sthāna like, or in place of; or a place, an abode.

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

1) Pitṛsthāna (पितृस्थान):—[=pitṛ-sthāna] [from pitṛ] m. ‘one who takes the place of a f°’, a guardian (also nīya), [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] the sphere of the P°s [ib.]

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

Pitṛsthāna (पितृस्थान):—[pitṛ-sthāna] (naḥ) 1. m. A guardian. n. Abode 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pitri, Sthana.

Full-text: Pitristhaniya, Agnishomayama.

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