Ghritakumbha, Ghṛtakumbha: 6 definitions
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Ghritakumbha 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 Ghṛtakumbha can be transliterated into English as Ghrtakumbha or Ghritakumbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
ghṛtakumbha (घृतकुंभ).—m S (Ghee-pot.) A poetical figure for an enraptured lover; a streaming Adonis.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ghṛtakumbha (घृतकुम्भ).—m.
(-mbhaḥ) A jar of ghee. E. ghṛta and kumbha a jar.
Ghṛtakumbha (घृतकुम्भ).—[masculine] a jar of ghee.
Ghṛtakumbha (घृतकुम्भ):—[=ghṛta-kumbha] [from ghṛta > ghṛ] m. a jar of ghee, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa v; Manu-smṛti xi, 135; Cāṇakya; Subhāṣitāvali; Hitopadeśa]
Ghṛtakumbha (घृतकुम्भ):—[ghṛta-kumbha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. Jar of 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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