Ghritakta, Ghṛtākta, Ghrita-akta: 6 definitions

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Ghritakta means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Ghṛtākta can be transliterated into English as Ghrtakta or Ghritakta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Ghritakta in Mahayana glossary
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Ghṛtākta (घृताक्त) refers to “anointed with ghee” (suitable for a pacification ritual), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavān teaches a pacification ritual]: “A pacification rite should be performed at four places in the field. One should offer barley, sesame, mustard seed and rice grain anointed with ghee (ghṛtākta); there will be great peace. Furthermore, even animals are unable to cause harm. This dhāraṇī should be written down according to the complete offering manual. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ghṛtākta (घृताक्त).—a. annointed with ghee. विधवायां नियुक्तस्तु घृताक्तो वाग्यतो निशि । एकमुत्पादयेत्पुत्रं (vidhavāyāṃ niyuktastu ghṛtākto vāgyato niśi | ekamutpādayetputraṃ)... ()|| Manusmṛti 9.6.

Ghṛtākta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and akta (अक्त).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghṛtākta (घृताक्त).—mfn.

(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) Smeared with ghee. E. ghṛta and akta smeared.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghṛtākta (घृताक्त).—[adjective] smeared with ghee.

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

Ghṛtākta (घृताक्त):—[from ghṛta > ghṛ] mfn. anointed with ghee, [Manu-smṛti ix, 60.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghṛtākta (घृताक्त):—[ghṛtā+kta] (ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) a. Smeared or anointed with ghee.

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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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