Navashraddha, Navaśrāddha, Nava-shraddha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Navaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Navasraddha or Navashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNavaśrāddha (नवश्राद्ध).—a श्राद्ध (śrāddha) performed on odd days after death i. e. on the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, eleventh.
Derivable forms: navaśrāddham (नवश्राद्धम्).
Navaśrāddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nava and śrāddha (श्राद्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNavaśrāddha (नवश्राद्ध).—n.
(-ddhaṃ) The first series of Shraddhas collectively, or funeral offerings on the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh days after a person’s demise. E. nava, and śrāddha obsequial rite.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Navaśrāddha (नवश्राद्ध) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oudh. Xvi, 94. Xix, 86.
2) Navaśrāddha (नवश्राद्ध):—[dharma] Oudh. Xx, 150. Xxi, 100. Xxii, 100.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNavaśrāddha (नवश्राद्ध):—[=nava-śrāddha] [from nava] n. the first series of Śrāddhas collectively (offered on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th day after a person’s death), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNavaśrāddha (नवश्राद्ध):—[nava-śrāddha] (ddhaṃ) 1. n. Nine offerings presented to the manes.
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Partial matches: Shraddha, Nava.
Full-text: Karata.
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