Dictionary meanings for pitṛ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. [pāti rakṣati, pā-tṛc niº] A father; tenāsa lokaḥ pitṛmān vinetrā R. 14. 23; 1. 24; 11. 67. rau (dual) Parents, father and mother; jagataḥ pitarau vaṃde pārvatīparameśvarau R. 1. 1; Y. 2. 117. raḥ (pl.) 1 Fore-fathers, ancestors, fathers; Ś. 6. 24.
2 Paternal ancestors taken collecti- vely; Ms. 2. 151.
3 The Manes; R. 2. 16; 3. 20; Bg. 10. 29: Ms. 3. 81; 192. Comp. arjita a. acquired by a father,...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (irreg. acc. pl. pitaras MBh.; gen. pl. pitriṇām BhP.) a father RV. &c &c (in the Veda veda N. of Br2ihas-pati bṛhas-pati, Varun2a varuṇa, Praja1-pati prajā-pati, and esp. of heaven or the sky; antarā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca, between heaven and earth RV. x, 88,... m. du. (tarau) father and mother, parents RV. &c &c (in the Veda veda N. of the Aran2is araRi s [ q.v. ] and of heaven and earth) 626,2 123988 m. pl....