Pretakritya, Pretakṛtya, Preta-kritya, Pretakṛtyā: 6 definitions
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Pretakritya 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.
The Sanskrit terms Pretakṛtya and Pretakṛtyā can be transliterated into English as Pretakrtya or Pretakritya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretakṛtya (प्रेतकृत्य) or Pretakṛtyā (प्रेतकृत्या).—obsequial or funeral rites; Manusmṛti 3.127.
Derivable forms: pretakṛtyam (प्रेतकृत्यम्).
Pretakṛtya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and kṛtya (कृत्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakṛtya (प्रेतकृत्य).—nf.
(-tyaṃ-tyā) Obsequial rites. E. preta and kṛtya a ceremony; also pretakarmma, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakṛtya (प्रेतकृत्य).—[neuter] = pretakarman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakṛtya (प्रेतकृत्य):—[=preta-kṛtya] [from preta > pre] n. idem, [Mahābhārata] (f(ā). , [Manu-smṛti iii, 127])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretakṛtya (प्रेतकृत्य):—[preta-kṛtya] (tyaṃ-tyā) 1. n. f. Idem.
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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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Partial matches: Kritya, Preta.
Starts with: Pretakrityadinirnaya, Pretakrityanirnaya.
Full-text: Pretakrityanirnaya, Pretakrityadinirnaya, Pretakarya, Laukika, Adhana.
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