The corpus record — Sanskrit

pitaraḥ

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Where it lives

Katha Upanisad 1 · 4.64/10k
Prasna Upanisad 2 · 3.06/10k
Chandogya Upanisad 14 · 2.99/10k
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 21 · 2.78/10k
Bhagavad Gita 2 · 2.33/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. pitär-

pitär- m. Vater {RV +; NomSg pita, AkkSg pitäram, VokSg pitar, DatSg pitre, DatPl pitrbhyas usw.; AiGr III 198). pitärä (rau) NomAkkDu Eltern, Vater und Mutter, pitäras NomPi Väter, Ahnen, Manen (RV +), wät-pitäras NomP! dich zum Vater habende (TS 1,5,10,2; s.u.). - Mi, nu., dard. ni, pä. pita NomSg, pitaramı AkkSg, pitunä InstrSg “Vater. pkt. piarä Eltern’, pj. piu ‘Vater’, usw. usw. (Tu 8179 [mit Verweisen]; s. … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. pitär-, p. 158]

2. Pِتَرَ-

Pitara- rn cin bestimmtes Wasserier (Ganar) - Mi, ni. pkt puara m "small water creature” ua (Tu 8322) - Unklar — [Mayrhofer, s.v. Pitara-, p. 366]

In the wild

pitaraḥ Bhagavad Gita 1.34
pitaro Bhagavad Gita 1.42
pitaram Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.18
pitaraḥ Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.18
pitaraṃ Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.18
pitara Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.3

6 of 40 attestations shown.

Where it came from

Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. pitär (vol. 2, scan pp. 158-159; entry #1573).

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