Ghi, Gh墨, Ghee: 17 definitions

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2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
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Ghi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemy

Ghee refers to 鈥渃larified butter鈥�. (see Bhudeb Mookerji and his Rasajalanidhi)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Ghee is denoted by the Sanskrit term Sarpis (and whose smell is said to resemble the odor of certain elephants), according to the 15th century Matangalila composed by Nilakantha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 8, 鈥渙n marks of character鈥漖: 鈥�9. (Like) a Brahman (in character) is one who is pure, whose body is fragrant with odors like honey, milk, the rice concoction offered in sacrifice, ghee (sarpis), or the flowers of the mango; who is fond of peace, and friendly to all elephants; composed, fond of bathing, right minded; so the sages declare鈥�.

: Asian Agri-History: Pa艣u 膧yurv膿da (Veterinary Medicine) in Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺

Ghee (is Sanskrit: 驳丑峁泃补, 腻箩测补) is used in the protection rites of Horses (A艣varak峁峁嘺), according to 膧yurveda sections in the Garu岣峚pur膩峁嘺.鈥擣or the Rak峁 (protection) Revanta-p奴j膩, (worship of God Revanta) homa (sacrificial offerings) and dvija-bhojana (feeding of Brahmins) should be performed in favor of the horse. And a compound made up of following drugs should be tied round the neck of the horse [e.g., 驳丑峁泃补 (ghee)] [...].

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膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Ghi (啶樴た).鈥擜 tech. term applied to noun bases or Pr膩tipadikas ending in 啶� (i) and 啶� (u) excepting the words 啶膏啶� (sakhi) and 啶い啶� (pati) and those which are termed 啶ㄠう啷€ (苍补诲墨); cf. P. I. 4.79;

2) Ghi.鈥擜 conventional term for 啶侧ぇ啷� (ladhu) (a short vowel) found used in the Jainendra Vyakarana.

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Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Ghee (i.e., greasy substances) is associated with Catura-hasta: one of the twenty-two Single-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as 补蝉补峁儁耻办迟补丑补蝉迟补蝉), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擜ccording to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, some colours are pointed with the catura hand gesture. [...] Instead of showing colours, in the Abhinayadarpa峁嘺, the caturahasta posture denotes some metals like gold, copper and iron. This posture also shows the application of some greasy substances like oil, ghee etc on the face

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Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Vastushastra (architecture)

: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Ghee and Honey are used to clean the axe during the cutting of trees for the purpose of gathering Material for the Construction of Temples, according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擨n the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺, the architect is suggested to go to the forest to collect appropriate wood for temples in an auspicious day after taking advice from an astrologer. [...] At the time of Cutting the Trees one should clean the axe by smearing honey and ghee. After collecting the suitable wood from forest, the architect uses it according to his requirements and purposes. The eco-friendly suggestions of Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur膩峁嘺 are seen to protect the greenery and to balance a pollution free environment.

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Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Ghee can denoted by the Sanskrit termss Gh峁泃a or Sarpis, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] Just as ghee (驳丑峁泃补) which has dissolved into [another batch of] ghee, is not separate [in any way] from [that] ghee, so the Yogin, who has dissolved into the highest reality, is not aware of separateness. [...]鈥�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Village folk-tales of Ceylon

liquid butter;

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian (Indian, Bangladeshi, Nepali and Pakistani) cuisine and ritual.

The word ghee comes from Sanskrit: 啶樴啶� (驳丑峁泃补, 'sprinkled') and has several names around the world

Bengali: 唳樴 ghee,
Punjabi: 啜樴ǹ啜� ghyo,
Hindi: 啶樴 gh墨,
Gujarati: 嗒樴珋 gh墨,
Maithili/ Nepali: 啶樴啶 ghy奴,
Urdu: 诏诰蹖 gh墨,
Oriya: 喱樴喱� gheeo,
Marathi/Konkani: 啶む啶� t奴p,
Kannada: 嗖む硜嗖硩嗖� tuppa,
Malayalam: 啻ㄠ祮啻祶啻祶 ney,
Tamil: 喈ㄠ瘑喈瘝 ney,
Telugu: 喟ㄠ眴喟睄喟翱 neyyi,
Somali: subaag,
Arabic: 爻賲賳丞 samna,
Persian: 乇賵睾賳丨蹖賵丕賳蹖 roghan-e heivani,
Georgian: 醿斸儬醿戓儩 erbo,
Indonesian: minyak samin,
Malay: minyak sapi,
Hausa: man shanu

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Ghee:鈥擳he highest grade of clarified butter. Ghee was often used as an example of something that was the finest or best it could possibly be.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Ghee in India is the name of a plant defined with Podophyllum emodi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sinopodophyllum hexandrum (Royle) T.S. Ying var. emodi (Wall., Hook.f. & Thomson) J.M.H. Shaw (among others).

2) Ghee is also identified with Sinopodophyllum hexandrum It has the synonym Podophyllum sikkimensis Chatterjee & Mukerjee (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Illustrations of the Botany 鈥� of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica (1996)
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1953)
· Glimpses Pl. Res. (1998)
· Genetica (1990)
· Beaut. Fl. Kash. (1928)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ghee, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Gh墨 (啶樴).鈥攏 ( H) Clarified butter, ghee. This word, though well known, is little used by Mara峁環a people. Pr. gh墨 gay膩 para kup膩 t艒 gay膩 nah墨峁� A Hindustani proverb but common. The ghee may be gone, but the bottle remains. Used in hinting to one who is making some false assertion, that, though the matter be past, all documents respecting it are not lost.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Gh墨 (啶樴).鈥�n Clarified butter, ghee.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Gh墨 (啶樴) [Also spelled ghee]:鈥�(nm) ghee; 鈥擺ke cir膩ga/die jal膩n膩] lit. to light up ghee lamps -to celebrate (the fulfilment of some cherished desire) by fanfare/merry-making/festivity; 鈥擺khica岣峣/艣akkara hon膩] to be hand in glove with; to be in intimate association; to become inseparably united; 鈥擺d奴dha k墨苍补诲墨 bahan膩] to be very prosperous and affluent.

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ghee in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) ghee; —[ke ciraga/die jalana] lit. to light up ghee lamps -to celebrate (the fulfilment of some cherished desire) by fanfare/merry-making/festivity; —[khicadi/shakkara hona] to be hand in glove with; to be in intimate association; to become inseparably united; —[dudha ki nadi bahana] to be very prosperous and affluent..鈥攇hee (啶樴) is alternatively transliterated as Gh墨.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ghi (啶樴た) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 骋谤墨峁补.

Ghi has the following synonyms: Ghi峁僺u.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ghee is another spelling for 啶樴た啶� [ghiu].鈥攏. purified butter; ghee;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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