Pitrihu, Pitṛhū, Pitri-hu: 7 definitions
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Pitrihu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Pitrihu has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Pitṛhū can be transliterated into English as Pitrhu or Pitrihu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPitṛhū (पितृहू):—(pitar + hū) adj. die Väter rufend; f. (sc. dvār) Bez. des südlichen Thores im menschlichen Körper, des rechten Ohrs [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 25, 50. 29, 12.] — Vgl. devahū .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPitṛhū (पितृहू):—f. Beiz des rechten Ohres.
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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