पितृव्य
English meaning: paternal uncle
Definition
The father's brother, the paternal uncle.
Example
“पितृव्यः भ्रातृपुत्रं पालयति।”
In English: “The paternal uncle takes care of his nephew.”
Another example: “पितृव्यः भ्रातृपुत्रं पालयति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
The word for the paternal uncle (father's brother), a regular masculine a-stem; used in kinship and narrative contexts where Sanskrit carefully distinguishes paternal and maternal relatives.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From pitṛ 'father' + the relational suffix -vya; literally 'one related as father (i.e. like a father)', the paternal uncle.
Synonyms
- तातपाद
- पितृभ्रातृ
Antonyms / Opposites
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Common Collocations
- पितृव्यपुत्र
- ज्येष्ठपितृव्य
- पितृव्यगृह
- पितृव्यवचन
- कनिष्ठपितृव्य
Word Forms
m., a-stem; nom. पितृव्यः, acc. पितृव्यम्, instr. पितृव्येण, gen. पितृव्यस्य
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
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- Devanagari
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- Indo-Aryan
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