Ghritapadi, Ghṛtapadī, Ghrita-padi: 4 definitions
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Ghritapadi 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 Ghṛtapadī can be transliterated into English as Ghrtapadi or Ghritapadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhṛtapadī (घृतपदी).—an epithet of the goddess Ilā; (whose foot drops with ghee); इळा देवी घृतपदी जुषन्त (iḷā devī ghṛtapadī juṣanta) Ṛgveda 1.7.8.
Ghṛtapadī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and padī (पदी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtapadī (घृतपदी):—[=ghṛta-padī] [from ghṛta > ghṛ] (ta-) f. (Iḻā) whose path (pada) is ghee or whose foot (pād) drops with ghee, [Ṛg-veda x, 70, 8; Atharva-veda vii, 27, 1; Taittirīya-saṃhitā ii; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra i, 7.]
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