Goshthishraddha, Goṣṭhīśrāddha, Goshthi-shraddha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Goṣṭhīśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Gosthisraddha or Goshthishraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGoṣṭhīśrāddha (गोष्ठीश्राद्ध):—n. ein best. Śrāddha [Kullūka] zu [Mānavadharmaśāstra. 3,254.]
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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.254 < [Section XV - Procedure after Feeding]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 205 - Brāhmaṇas Unfit for Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]