funeral rite meaning in Sanskrit
श्राद्ध śrāddha
funeral rite in Sanskrit: श्राद्ध (śrāddha). In English, funeral rite means a custom or ceremony pertaining to the recently dead, such as a funeral, public burial, or the Greek custom of breaking clayen vessels on the grave or in front of the deceased's house.
Sanskrit words for funeral rite
- a funeral rite or ceremony performed in honour of the departed spirits of dead relatives
- श्राद्ध śrāddha
English meaning of funeral rite
- noun A custom or ceremony pertaining to the recently dead, such as a funeral, public burial, or the Greek custom of breaking clayen vessels on the grave or in front of the deceased's house.
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Questions about funeral rite in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of funeral rite in Sanskrit?
- Funeral rite in Sanskrit is श्राद्ध (śrāddha).
- funeral rite इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Funeral rite: श्राद्ध (śrāddha).
- What does funeral rite mean in English?
- Funeral rite means a custom or ceremony pertaining to the recently dead, such as a funeral, public burial, or the Greek custom of breaking clayen vessels on the grave or in front of the deceased's house.
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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “funeral rite”: श्राद्ध. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: funeral rite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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