pitṛ—yā́ṇa (Ved.) and pitṛ—yāna, mfn. trodden by or leading to the P°s (path), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ChUp.] m. (with or scil. pathin) the path leading to the P°s [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.] &c. n. the vehicle of the P°s, a car to convey virtuous persons after their decease to heaven, [W.]