Pitrivrata, Pitṛvrata, Pitri-vrata: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Pitṛvrata can be transliterated into English as Pitrvrata or Pitrivrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Pitrivrata in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pitṛvrata (पितृव्रत).—Performed in honour of Pitṛs and includes gifts of milch cows; the performer becomes a Rājarāja.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 101. 29-30.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pitrivrata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pitṛvrata (पितृव्रत).—a worshipper of the Manes.

-tam obsequial rites.

Derivable forms: pitṛvrataḥ (पितृव्रतः).

Pitṛvrata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitṛ and vrata (व्रत).

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

Pitṛvrata (पितृव्रत).—m.

(-taḥ) Who worships the manes. n.

(-taṃ) Worship of ancestors, obsequial rites. E. pitṛ, and vrata obligation.

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

Pitṛvrata (पितृव्रत).—[adjective] worshipping the Manes.

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

1) Pitṛvrata (पितृव्रत):—[=pitṛ-vrata] [from pitṛ] m. a worshipper of the P°s [Bhagavad-gītā]

2) [v.s. ...] n. worship of the P°s [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Pitṛvrata (पितृव्रत):—[pitṛ-vrata] (taḥ) 1. m. Who worships the manes. n. Funeral rites.

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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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