Pretya, Prētyā, Pretyā: 10 definitions
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Pretya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsPretya (प्रेत्य):—[pretyaḥ] Other births(other life)
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprētyā (प्रेत्या).—m (prēta) A light term for the Brahman who conducts funeral solemnities.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPretya (प्रेत्य).—ind. Having departed (from this world), after death, in the next world; न च तत् प्रेत्य नो इह (na ca tat pretya no iha) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 17.28; इह कीर्तिमवाप्नोति प्रेत्य चानुत्तमं सुखम् (iha kīrtimavāpnoti pretya cānuttamaṃ sukham) Manusmṛti 2.9,26.
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Pretya (प्रेत्य).—&c. See under प्रे (pre).
See also (synonyms): preta, preti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretya (प्रेत्य).—Ind. 1. In the next world. 2. Having died. E. preta dead, and yat aff. or pra before, i to go, lyap aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretya (प्रेत्य).—[gerund] after death, in the other world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretya (प्रेत्य):—[from pre] ind. having died, after death, in the next world, in the life to come, hereafter (opp. to iha), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPretya (प्रेत्य):—adv. In the next world.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pretya (प्रेत्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Picca, Piccā, Pecca, Peccā.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pretyabhaj, Pretyabhava, Pretyabhavika, Pretyajati.
Ends with: Abhipretya.
Full-text (+21): Pretyabhava, Pecca, Pretyabhavika, Pretyajati, Picca, Pretyabhaj, Karmaphala, Abhipretya, Pre, Abhikankshin, Preti, Pashughna, Sapana, Brahmabhuyams, Shreyokshikankshin, Jyotittva, Brahmajanman, Bhucca, No, Prakashaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.139 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Verse 12.95 < [Section XI - Supremacy of the Veda]
Verse 3.144 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.12 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Verse 17.28 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 17.10 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 6.2.15 (Dharma and adharma are causes of birth and death) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Production of Dharma and A-dharma]
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 2.6 - Marriage of Kāvya-puruṣa with Sāhitya-vidyā-vadhū < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 1.1 - Discipline, nature and divisions of Sāhitya-vidyā (poetics) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Appendix 1 - Ācārya, Kavi and important persons mentioned in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Ishavasya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya (Sitarama) (by S. Sitarama Sastri)