Pitritithi, Pitṛtithi, Pitri-tithi: 7 definitions

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Pitritithi 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 term Pitṛtithi can be transliterated into English as Pitrtithi or Pitritithi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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

pitṛtithi (पितृतिथि).—f m (S) A lunar day sacred to the manes of either deceased parent.

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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»] — Pitritithi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pitṛtithi (पितृतिथि).—f. the day of new-moon (amāvāsyā).

Derivable forms: pitṛtithiḥ (पितृतिथिः).

Pitṛtithi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and tithi (तिथि).

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

Pitṛtithi (पितृतिथि).—m.

(-thiḥ) Day of new moon, on which she rises invisible. E. pitṛ a progenitor, and tithi a lunar day, sacred to the manes.

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

Pitṛtithi (पितृतिथि):—[=pitṛ-tithi] [from pitṛ] f. the day of new-moon (sacred to the P°s), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pitṛtithi (पितृतिथि):—[pitṛ-tithi] (thiḥ) 2. m. Day of new moon.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitritithi 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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