Pritishraddha, Prītiśrāddha, Priti-shraddha: 3 definitions
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Pritishraddha 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.
The Sanskrit term Prītiśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Pritisraddha or Pritishraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprītiśrāddha (प्रीतिश्राद्ध).—n (S) A Shraddha or oblation to the manes of both parents performed for and in the name of the eldest surviving son; and which must be re-performed at some or other period by this son in person.
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 dictionaryPrītiśrāddha (प्रीतिश्राद्ध).—a sort of Śrāddha or obsequial ceremony performed in honour of the manes of both parents.
Derivable forms: prītiśrāddham (प्रीतिश्राद्धम्).
Prītiśrāddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prīti and śrāddha (श्राद्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrītiśrāddha (प्रीतिश्राद्ध):—[=prīti-śrāddha] [from prīti > prī] n. a funeral offering to the Pitṛs of both parents (performed by some one in place of the eldest surviving son, and to be re-performed at some other period by this son in person), [ib.]
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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