paitṛka

Dictionary meanings for paitṛka from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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paitṛka

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (kī f.) [pitṛta āgataṃ pi- tṛridaṃ vā ṭhañ] 1 Relating to a father.

2 Coming or derived from a father, ancestral, paternal; padamṛddhamajaṃna paitṛkaṃ vinayenāsya navaṃ ca yauvanaṃ R. 8. 6; 18. 40; Ms. 9 104; Y. 2. 47.

3 Sa- cred to the Manes. kaṃ A Śrāddha performed in honour of the Manes or deceased ancestors.

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