Amritapa, Amṛtapa, Amrita-pa: 7 definitions
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Amritapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Amṛtapa can be transliterated into English as Amrtapa or Amritapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesAmṛtapa (अमृतप) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.28, I.65) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Amṛtapa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmṛtapa (अमृतप).—
1) a drinker of nectar' a god or deity.
2) Name of Viṣṇu.
3) one who drinks wine; ध्रुवममृतपनामवाञ्छयासावधरममुं मधुपस्तवा- जिहीते (dhruvamamṛtapanāmavāñchayāsāvadharamamuṃ madhupastavā- jihīte) Śiśupālavadha 7.42. (where a° has sense
1) also).
Derivable forms: amṛtapaḥ (अमृतपः).
Amṛtapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and pa (प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtapa (अमृतप).—mfn.
(-paḥ-pā-paṃ) Drinking ambrosia. m.
(-paḥ) A deity. E. amṛta, and pa who drinks.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Amṛtapa (अमृतप):—[=a-mṛta-pa] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] mfn. drinking nectar
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Dānava, [Mahābhārata i, 2537] Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata xiii.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtapa (अमृतप):—[amṛta-pa] (paḥ) 1. m. A deity.
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