Ghritaprishtha, 骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补, Ghrita-prishtha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 can be transliterated into English as Ghrtaprstha or Ghritaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶樴啶むお啷冟し啷嵿).鈥擜 son of Priyavrata, brother of Utt腻nap腻da. Sv腻yambhuvamanu had two famous sons called Priyavrata and Utt腻nap腻da. Priyavrata, the elder son, married two daughters of Vi艣vakarmapraj腻pati called Sur奴p腻 and Barhi峁at墨, and of Sur奴p腻 were born ten sons called Agn墨dhra, Idhmajihva, Yaj帽ab腻hu, Mah腻v墨ra, Rukma艣ukra, 骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补, Savana, Medh腻tithi and V墨tihotra, and also one daughter called 弄rjasvat墨. (Dev墨bh腻gavata, 8th Skandha).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶樴啶むお啷冟し啷嵿).鈥擜 son of Priyavrata, appointed Lord of Krau帽cadv墨pa.*
- * Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 V. 1. 25 and 33; 20. 20.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶樴啶むお啷冟し啷嵿) or 鈥渂utter-backed鈥� is an epithet of Agni.鈥擟f. Gh峁泃a (鈥済hee鈥�) which and is repeatedly mentioned in the 峁歡veda and later both as in ordinary use and as a customary form of sacrifice. [...] Because the butter was thrown into the fire, Agni is styled 鈥榖utter-faced鈥�, 鈥榖utter-backed鈥� (驳丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补), and 鈥榩ropitiated with butter鈥�, and 鈥榝ond of butter鈥�. Water was used to purify the butter: the waters were therefore called 鈥榖utter-cleansing鈥�. In the Aitareya Br腻hma峁嘺 it is said that 膧jya, Gh峁泃a, 膧yuta, and Navan墨ta pertain to gods, men, Pit峁泂, and embryos respectively.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶樴啶むお啷冟し啷嵿).鈥�a. having a shining body.
骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 驳丑峁泃补 and 辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶啶粪啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶樴啶むお啷冟し啷嵿).鈥擺adjective] (having a back or surface) smeared with ghee.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 骋丑峁泃补辫峁涐梗峁环补 (啶樴啶むお啷冟し啷嵿):鈥擺=驳丑峁泃补-辫峁涐梗峁环补] [from 驳丑峁泃补 > gh峁�] mf(腻)n. (ta-) one whose back is brilliant with ghee ([especially] Agni and his horses), [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (hence) the fire (agni), [Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 v]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Priya-vrata by Barhi峁at墨 (sovereign of Krau帽ca-dv墨pa), [ib.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Ghrita, Prishtha.
Full-text: Lohitarna, Bhrajishtha, Madhuruha, Meghaprishtha, Ghritasnu, Vanaspati, Sudhaman, Ama, Idhmajihva, Barhishmati, Yajnabahu, Sudhama, Mahavira, Devayani, Ghrita, Vitihotra, Vanahpati, Kraunca, Saptadvipas, Kuru.
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