Pitu, Pītu: 9 definitions

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1. Pali
2. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Pitu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pitu : (m.) father.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pitu (पितु).—(Ved.) Food, sacrificial fee; अन्नं वै पितु दक्षिणा वै पितु (annaṃ vai pitu dakṣiṇā vai pitu) Ait. Br.1.13.

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Pītu (पीतु).—

1) The sun.

2) Fire

3) The chief elephant of a herd.

Derivable forms: pītuḥ (पीतुः).

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

Pītu (पीतु).—m.

(-tuḥ) 1. The sun. 2. Fire. 3. The chief elephant of a herd. E. pā to drink, (or dry up water,) and tun Unadi aff.

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

Pitu (पितु).—i. e. 1. pā + tu, m. Drink.

— Cf. [Latin] potus.

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

Pitu (पितु).—[masculine] ([neuter]) drink; nourishment, food.

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

1) Pitu (पितु):—m. once n. (√pī, pyai) juice, drink, nourishment, food, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa] (cf. [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 7.])

2) Pītu (पीतु):—[from pīta] a m. ‘who drinks or dries up’, the sun or fire, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 71 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] the chief elephant of a herd, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] =

4) b See p. 629, col. 3.

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

Pītu (पीतु):—(tuḥ) 2. m. The sun; Agnī or fire; the chief elephant in the midst of a herd.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pitu in German

context information

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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Canto CXXXV - Dama’s exploits (continued)

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