Ghritadhenu, Ghṛtadhenu, Ghrita-dhenu: 5 definitions

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Ghritadhenu 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 Ghṛtadhenu can be transliterated into English as Ghrtadhenu or Ghritadhenu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Ghritadhenu in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ghṛtadhenu (घृतधेनु).—Fit for a gift during the Viśokadvādaśīvratam.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 82. 18.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ghritadhenu in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ghṛtadhēnu (घृतधेनु).—f (S Cow of ghee.) A quantity of clarified butter, which is assumed to be a cow, is worshiped as such, and then given to a Brahman.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ghritadhenu in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghṛtadhenu (घृतधेनु).—ghee in the shape of milch-cow.

Derivable forms: ghṛtadhenuḥ (घृतधेनुः).

Ghṛtadhenu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and dhenu (धेनु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghṛtadhenu (घृतधेनु):—[=ghṛta-dhenu] [from ghṛta > ghṛ] f. ghee in the shape of a milch-cow, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ghritadhenu in German

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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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