The Sanskrit term Prauṣṭhapadī can be transliterated into English as Prausthapadi or Praushthapadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Prauṣṭhapadī (प्रौष्ठपदी):—[from prauṣṭhapada > proṣṭha] f. full moon in the month Bhādra, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Prauṣṭhapadī (प्रौष्ठपदी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Poṭṭhavaī.

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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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Starts with: Praushthapadika.

Full-text: Potthavai, Praushthapada.

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Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)

Prapāṭhaka III, Kāṇḍikā 3

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 4.95 < [Section XII - Vedic Study]

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Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)

Chapter 111 - The details of the Śrāddha ritual

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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)

Chapter 9 - General Rules of Śrāddha Performance < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]

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