Pretakarya, Pretakārya, Preta-karya: 8 definitions
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Pretakarya 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretakārya (प्रेतकार्य).—see प्रेतकर्मन् (pretakarman); तस्य स प्रेतकार्याणि कृत्वा सर्वाणि भारत (tasya sa pretakāryāṇi kṛtvā sarvāṇi bhārata) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.138.7.
Derivable forms: pretakāryam (प्रेतकार्यम्).
Pretakārya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and kārya (कार्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakārya (प्रेतकार्य) or Pretakāryya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Obsequial ceremonies, any usages observed in honour of the dead. E. preta dead, kārya practice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakārya (प्रेतकार्य).—[neuter] = pretakarman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakārya (प्रेतकार्य):—[=preta-kārya] [from preta > pre] n. = -karman, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakārya (प्रेतकार्य):—[preta-kārya] (ryyaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrētakārya (ಪ್ರೇತಕಾರ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರೇತಕರ್ಮ [pretakarma].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Karya, Preta.
Full-text: Pretakarma, Pretakarmman, Pretakaryya.
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