Pitu, Pītu: 9 definitions
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Pitu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Dictionarypitu : (m.) father.
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 dictionaryPitu (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 DictionaryPītu (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 DictionaryPitu (पितु).—i. e. 1. pā + tu, m. Drink.
— Cf. [Latin] potus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitu (पितु).—[masculine] ([neuter]) drink; nourishment, food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 DictionaryPītu (पीतु):—(tuḥ) 2. m. The sun; Agnī or fire; the chief elephant in the midst of a herd.
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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)
Starts with (+12): Pitubhaj, Pitubhrit, Pituccha, Pitucchaputta, Pitudaru, Pitughata, Pituguttu, Pituh, Pituhputra, Pituhshvasar, Pituhshvasri, Pitukala, Pitukicca, Pitukrit, Pitulasyabharyaka, Pitumant, Pitumat, Pitume, Pituramsha, Piturbhagin.
Ends with: Apitu, Cullapitu, Ispitu, Mahapitu, Matapitu, Noppitu.
Full-text (+9): Pitukrit, Pitubhaj, Pitustoma, Pitubhrit, Pitudaru, Pitushani, Pitumat, Paitudarava, Pituy, Pituya, Matti, Rakkhita, Piyu, Pituccha, Pitar, Senaninigama, Mayobhu, Makshika, Daya, Bhrit.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Pitu, Pītu; (plurals include: Pitus, Pītus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XI - The Jātaka of Amarā (the smith’s daughter) < [Volume II]
Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Emptiness 10: Emptiness of dharmas without beginning (anagraśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XLIX < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXVI < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]