Pretapaksha, Preta-paksha, Pretapakṣa: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pretapakṣa can be transliterated into English as Pretapaksa or Pretapaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPretapakṣa (प्रेतपक्ष).—Mahālaya lasting for fifteen days.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 83. 41.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretapakṣa (प्रेतपक्ष).—'the fortnight of the manes', Name of the dark half of Bhādrapada when offerings in honour of the manes are usually performed; cf. पितृपक्ष (pitṛpakṣa).
Derivable forms: pretapakṣaḥ (प्रेतपक्षः).
Pretapakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and pakṣa (पक्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretapakṣa (प्रेतपक्ष).—n.
(-kṣaṃ) The dark half of the month. E. preta and pakṣa a fortnight.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretapakṣa (प्रेतपक्ष):—[=preta-pakṣa] [from preta > pre] m. = pitṛ-p (q.v.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretapakṣa (प्रेतपक्ष):—[preta-pakṣa] (kṣaṃ) 1. n. Dark half of the month.
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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: Paksha, Preta.
Starts with: Pretapakshaka.
Full-text: Gaya.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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