Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

अन्येस्ति? अन्येस्ती?

English translation:

अंत्येष्टि = Funeral proceeding

Added to glossary by Vimal Panchal
Oct 6, 2007 09:53
16 yrs ago
Hindi term

अन्येस्ति? अन्येस्ती?

Hindi to English Other Other Rites
Hi,

I mean the last rites when a person dies. I think technically it's the 16th संस्कारः.

Best wishes and many thanks,

Simon
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Oct 11, 2007 08:43: Vimal Panchal Created KOG entry

Oct 11, 2007 08:44: Vimal Panchal changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/33456">Vimal Panchal's</a> old entry - "अन्येस्ति? अन्येस्ती?"" to ""अंत्येष्टी = Funeral proceeding""

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अंत्येष्टी = Funeral proceeding

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-10-06 12:35:19 GMT)
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Yes, it's अंत्येष्टि
Note from asker:
Many thanks! So is अंत्येष्टि made up of the following elements: अंत्या (feminine of अंत्यः, last) + इष्टि (sacrifice, oblation)?
Peer comment(s):

agree Kumud Verma : it is अंत्येष्टि
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agree Ritu Bhanot
1 hr
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agree Seema Ugrankar
1 hr
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agree Pundora : अंत्येष्टि is correct. Means, last or funeral rites.
2 hrs
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agree Rajan Chopra
5 hrs
agree keshab
6 hrs
agree georgina singh
19 hrs
agree libra_s : correct, meaning last rites
1 day 3 hrs
agree Sajjad Hamadani
1 day 17 hrs
agree Ruchi Agarwal
2 days 20 mins
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