Amriteshtaka, Amṛteṣṭakā, Amrita-ishtaka: 4 definitions
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Amriteshtaka 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 Amṛteṣṭakā can be transliterated into English as Amrtestaka or Amriteshtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmṛteṣṭakā (अमृतेष्टका).—a kind of sacrificial brick shaped like the golden head of men, beasts &c. (paśuśīrṣāṇi).
Amṛteṣṭakā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and iṣṭakā (इष्टका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛteṣṭakā (अमृतेष्टका):—[from a-mṛta > a-mūla] f. a burnt or baked (and therefore imperishable) brick (used for the sacrificial altar), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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.
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