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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पितामहpitāmaha(-ही f.)
    1. (-ही Feminine)
    2. A paternal grand-father.
    3. An epithet of Brahman.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -हाः (Plural) The Manes; सन्तापयति चैतस्य पूर्वप्रेतान् पितामहान् Mb.14.2.2.

    In the Gita1·261·33

    तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितॄनथ पितामहान् ।

    tatrāpaśyatsthitānpārthaḥ pitÔnatha pitāmahān, — Then saw Partha standing upon opposite sides, uncles and grandsires, teachers, mother’s brothers, cousins, sons and grandsons, comrades… 1·26
    • पितामहान्‌pitāmahānaccusative plural of the masculine noun pitāmaha (grandsire).
    • पितामहाःpitāmahāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun pitāmaha (grandsire).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. पितामहpitāmaham. a paternal grandfather AV. &c. &c.
    1. masculine gender a paternal grandfather AV. etc. etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. masculine gender of several authors catalogue or catalogues
    4. masculine gender plural the Pit2ris Pitris or ancestors Ya1jn5. MBh.
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  2. अतिपितामहatipitāmaham. surpassing his own paternal grandfather S3Br. xiv.

    masculine gender surpassing his own paternal grandfather S3Br. xiv.

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  3. आदिपितामहādipitāmaham. N. of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, Prasan3g.

    masculine gender Name of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, Prasan3g.

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  4. ज्योतिःपितामहjyotiḥpitāmaham. Brahma1 ब्रह्मा considered as the grandfather of astron.

    masculine gender Brahma1 ब्रह्मा considered as the grandfather of astronomy

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  5. पितामहसंहिताpitāmahasaṃhitāf. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  6. पितामहसरस्pitāmahasarasn. N. of a place of pilgrimage (also ˚हस्य सरः) MBh.

    neuter gender Name of a place of pilgrimage (also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedहस्य सरः) MBh.

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  7. पितामहस्मृतिpitāmahasmṛtif. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  8. पितामहीpitāmahīf. a paternal grandmother MBh. Katha1s. Pur.

    feminine a paternal grandmother MBh. Katha1s. Pur.

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  9. पूर्वपितामहpūrvapitāmaham. a forefather, ancestor MBh. Katha1s.

    masculine gender a forefather, ancestor MBh. Katha1s.

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