Preteshvara, Preteśvara, Preta-ishvara: 4 definitions
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Preteshvara 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 term Preteśvara can be transliterated into English as Pretesvara or Preteshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPreteśvara (प्रेतेश्वर).—an epithet of Yama.
Derivable forms: preteśvaraḥ (प्रेतेश्वरः).
Preteśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms preta and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): preteśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreteśvara (प्रेतेश्वर).—[masculine] = pretanātha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreteśvara (प्रेतेश्वर):—[from preta > pre] ([Rāmāyaṇa]) m. = ta-nātha.
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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: Ishvara, Preta.
Full-text: Pretesha.
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