Caranamrita, 䲹ṇāmṛt, Carana-amrita: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 䲹ṇāmṛt can be transliterated into English as Caranamrta or Caranamrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Charanamrita.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossary䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�).—Remnants of water and other liquids used for bathing the Deity and then been mixed with yogurt and sugar.
: Pure Bhakti: Bhajana-rahasya - 2nd Edition䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�) refers to:—Water that has been used to bathe the feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa or His associates. (cf. Glossary page from Bhajana-Rahasya).
: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�) refers to:—Water that has been used to bathe the lotus feet of Śrī kṛṣṇa or his associates. (cf. Glossary page from Arcana-dīpikā).

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaraṇāmṛta (चरणामृ�).—n (S Nectar of the feet.) ṇōd첹 n (S Water of the feet.) See ṇaīٳ.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�).—water in which the feet of a (revered) Brāhmaṇa or spiritual guide have been washed.
Derivable forms: ṇāmṛt (चरणामृतम�).
䲹ṇāmṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṇa and ṛt (अमृत). See also (synonyms): ṇo岹첹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�).—n.
(-ٲ�) The water in which the feet of a venerable Brahman or teacher have been washed. E. ṇa and ṛt nectar.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted in Dravyaśuddhidīpikā Oxf. 274^a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�):—[from ṇa > car] n. ‘foot-nectar�, the water in which the feet of a Brāhman or spiritual guide have been washed, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�):—[ṇ�-ṛt] (ٲ�) 1. n. Water in which are a ’s feet washed.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary䲹ṇāmṛt (चरणामृ�) [Also spelled charanamrat]:�(nm) foot ambrosia, the water in which the idol of a deity has been bathed or the feet of a revered person have been washed (considered to be a sacred drink).
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Partial matches: Mrita, Carana, Amrita.
Full-text: Caitanyacaranamrita, Caranodaka, Charnodak, Charanamrat.
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