Ghritakta, Ghṛtākta, Ghrita-akta: 6 definitions
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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)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureGhṛtākta (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. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhṛtākta (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 DictionaryGhṛtākta (घृताक्त).—mfn.
(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) Smeared with ghee. E. ghṛta and akta smeared.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtākta (घृताक्त).—[adjective] smeared with ghee.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtākta (घृताक्त):—[from ghṛta > ghṛ] mfn. anointed with ghee, [Manu-smṛti ix, 60.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtākta (घृताक्त):—[ghṛtā+kta] (ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) a. Smeared or anointed with ghee.
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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Partial matches: Ghrita, Akta.
Full-text: Astaranika, Picu, Anj.
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