Puttreshti, Puttreṣṭi: 2 definitions
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Puttreshti 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.
The Sanskrit term Puttreṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Puttresti or Puttreshti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuttreṣṭi (पुत्त्रेष्टि).—f.
(-ṣṭ�) A sacrifice performed for the purpose of obtaining children. E. puttra, offspring, and ṣṭ sacrifice; also with kan added in the feminine form, ܳٳٰṣṭ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuttreṣṭi (पुत्त्रेष्टि):�(ṣṭ�) 2. f. A sacrifice made to obtain a son or children.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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