Amritakunda, Amṛtakuṇḍa, Amrita-kunda: 7 definitions
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Amritakunda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Amṛtakuṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Amrtakunda or Amritakunda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryamṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुंड).—n S The vessel containing the nectar (in Swarga.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishamṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुंड).—n The vessel containing the nectar (in svarga).
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड).—a vessel containing nectar.
Derivable forms: amṛtakuṇḍam (अमृतकुण्डम्).
Amṛtakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) A vessel of nectar. E. amṛta and kuṇḍa a hole.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड).—n. the vessel containing the amṛta, or beverage of immortality.
Amṛtakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड):—[=a-mṛta-kuṇḍa] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] n. the vessel containing the Amṛta or nectar.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड):—[amṛta-kuṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) m. Nectar-cup.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Amrita, Kunda, Kunta.
Starts with: Amritakundali, Amritakundalin, Amritakundalyutpatti, Amritakundalyutpattinirdesha.
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