Pretaraja, Pretarāja, Preta-raja: 8 definitions

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Pretaraja 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Pretaraja in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pretarāja (प्रेतराज).—Is Yama: once he asked a certain merchant to take all his wealth and spend (5/6) of it at Gayā for śrāddha in his name; and (1/6) for himself for doing the Karma; so he did and the Preta got released from the bondage of saṃsāra.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 112. 15-20; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 23. 44.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pretaraja in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pretarāja (प्रेतराज).—an epithet of Yama.

Derivable forms: pretarājaḥ (प्रेतराजः).

Pretarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and rāja (राज).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pretarāja (प्रेतराज).—m.

(-jaḥ) Yama. E. preta and rāja king.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pretarāja (प्रेतराज).—[masculine] = pretanātha.

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

Pretarāja (प्रेतराज):—[=preta-rāja] [from preta > pre] m. = -nātha, [Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pretarāja (प्रेतराज):—[preta-rāja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Yama.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pretaraja in German

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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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