Pitrivamshya, Pitṛvaṃśya, Pitri-vamshya: 3 definitions
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Pitrivamshya 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 Pitṛvaṃśya can be transliterated into English as Pitrvamsya or Pitrivamshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPitṛvaṃśya (पितृवंश्य) refers to the “family of the father”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] The three families—that of the father (pitṛvaṃśya), that of the mother and that of the husband—enjoy the pleasures of heaven due to the merit of the chaste woman. Disloyal women cause the downfall of the three families, that of the father, mother and husband and become distressed here and hereafter. [...]”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛvaṃśya (पितृवंश्य):—[=pitṛ-vaṃśya] [from pitṛ-vaṃśa > pitṛ] mfn. belonging to it, [Kāvya literature]
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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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