Putreshti, Putreṣṭi, Putra-ishti: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Putreṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Putresti or Putreshti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPutreṣṭi (पुत्रेष्टि).—A sacrifice performed by Diti when Āpastamba acted as priest;1 performed by Vaivasvata Manu who got Ila.2
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryputrēṣṭi (पुत्रेष्टि).—f S A particular hōma or sacrifice to obtain male offspring.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishputrēṣṭī (पुत्रेष्टी).—f A sacrifice to obtain male offspring.
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 dictionaryPutreṣṭi (पुत्रेष्टि).—f. a sacrifice performed to obtain male issue; गृहीत्वा पञ्चवर्षीयं पुत्रेष्टिं प्रथमं चरेत् (gṛhītvā pañcavarṣīyaṃ putreṣṭiṃ prathamaṃ caret).
Derivable forms: putreṣṭiḥ (पुत्रेष्टिः).
Putreṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms putra and iṣṭi (इष्टि). See also (synonyms): putreṣṭikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPutreṣṭi (पुत्रेष्टि):—[from putra] f. a sacrifice performed to obtain male children or one performed at the time of adoption, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPutreṣṭi (पुत्रेष्टि):—(nm) a sacrifice ([yajña]) performed in olden days for the sake of begetting a son; also —[yajña].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishti, Putra.
Starts with: Putreshtika, Putreshtiprayoga.
Full-text: Putreshtiprayoga, Putrejya, Apastamba, Putreshtika, Ila.
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