Pretabhava, Pretabhāva, Preta-bhava: 5 definitions
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Pretabhava 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPretabhāva (प्रेतभाव):—(preta + bhāva) m. der Zustand eines Verstorbenen, das Todtsein: stha so v. a. verstorben [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 73, 3.] saṃsiddhaḥ pretabhāvāya bereit zum Sterben [4, 21, 32.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPretabhāva (प्रेतभाव):—m. der Zustand eines Verstorbenen , das Todtsein. stha verstorben. saṃsiddhaḥ bhāvāya zum Sterben bereit.
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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Partial matches: Preta, Bhava.
Starts with: Pretabhavastha.
Full-text: Pretabhavastha, Stha.
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