Pretanirharaka, Pretanirhāraka, Preta-nirharaka: 4 definitions
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Pretanirharaka 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretanirhāraka (प्रेतनिर्हारक).—a man employed to carry dead bodies; प्रेतनिर्यातकश्चैव वर्जनीयाः प्रयत्नतः (pretaniryātakaścaiva varjanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ) Manusmṛti 3.166.
Derivable forms: pretanirhārakaḥ (प्रेतनिर्हारकः).
Pretanirhāraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and nirhāraka (निर्हारक). See also (synonyms): pretaniryātaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretanirhāraka (प्रेतनिर्हारक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A man-employed to carry forth dead bodies. 2. A kinsman who does so. E. preta and nir out, hṛ to take, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretanirhāraka (प्रेतनिर्हारक):—[=preta-nirhāraka] [from preta > pre] m. idem, [ib.] ([varia lectio])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretanirhāraka (प्रेतनिर्हारक):—[preta-nirhāraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Who carries out the dead; kinsman.
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: Preta, Nirharaka.
Full-text: Pretaniryataka.
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