pEtfka a. ( kI f. ) [ pitfta AgataM pitfridaM vA WaY ] 1 Relating to a father. 2 Coming or derived from a father, ancestral, paternal; padamfdDamajaMna pEtfkaM vinayenAsya navaM ca yOvanaM R. 8. 6 ; 18. 40 ; Ms. 9. 104 ; Y. 2. 47. 3 Sacred to the Manes. — kaM A Śrāddha performed in honour of the Manes or deceased ancestors.