Pretashila, Pretaśilā: 4 definitions
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Pretashila 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.
Pretashila has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Pretaśilā can be transliterated into English as Pretasila or Pretashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPretaśilā (प्रेतशिला):—(preta + śi) f. Todtenstein, Bez. eines in Gayā befindlichen Steines, auf dem die Todtenkuchen dargebracht werden, [GAYĀM. 85. fg. im GARUḌA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] [Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPretaśilā (प्रेतशिला):—f. Todtenstein , Bez. eines Steines in Gayā , auf dem die Todtenkuchen dargebracht werden.
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: Shila, Preta, Cila.
Full-text: Ashmaprishtha, Ashmaprishta.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Pretashila, Preta-shila, Preta-śilā, Preta-sila, Pretaśilā, Pretasila; (plurals include: Pretashilas, shilas, śilās, silas, Pretaśilās, Pretasilas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXVI - Merit of performing Sraddhas at Preta Sila < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter LXXXV - Merit of offering funeral cakes at Pretasila in Gaya < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter LXXXIII - Description of different rites < [Agastya Samhita]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 1 - The Contents of the Section in Brief < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 336 - Importance of Goṣpada Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]