Putrakameshti, Putrakāmeṣṭi, Putra-kameshti: 3 definitions
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Putrakameshti 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 Putrakāmeṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Putrakamesti or Putrakameshti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPutrakāmeṣṭi (पुत्रकामेष्टि):—[=putra-kāmeṣṭi] [from putra-kāma > putra] f. an oblation made by one desirous of offspring, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPutrakāmēṣṭi (ಪುತ್ರಕಾಮೇಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] a sacrifice performed by issuless parents, to get a male child by the blessings of a deity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Kameshti, Putra.
Full-text: Kaushalya, Putrakama, Dharmasakha, Kushanabha, Gadhi, Lakshmana, Satyatapas, Sura, Shashthidevi.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Putrakameshti, Putrakāmeṣṭi, Putra-kameshti, Putra-kāmeṣṭi, Putrakamesti, Putra-kamesti, Putrakāmēṣṭi; (plurals include: Putrakameshtis, Putrakāmeṣṭis, kameshtis, kāmeṣṭis, Putrakamestis, kamestis, Putrakāmēṣṭis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chitraketu in Srimad Bhaagavatamu < [January – March, 2007]
Insight into the Aswamedha and payasa < [January – March, 2001]
The Importance of Devotional Groups and Prayer < [July – September, 2003]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
4. The Karma Concept and Expiatory Rites (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 96 - Dialogue between Daśaratha and Śanaiścara < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 7 - Bṛhaspati, Rukmiṇī and Other Kuṇḍas < [Section 8 - Ayodhyā-māhātmya]
Chapter 15 - The Glory of Hanamatkuṇḍa: Dharmasakha Blessed with a Hundred Sons < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - Dhruva’s descendants: King Aṅga’s Abdication < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
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