The Sanskrit term Ghṛtaprāśa can be transliterated into English as Ghrtaprasa or Ghritaprasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ghṛtaprāśa (घृतप्राश).—Taking of ghee, as purification for sin of killing worms in food, oil, fruits and flowers.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 227. 38.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ghṛtaprāśa (घृतप्राश).—swallowing ghee; Manusmṛti 11.143;5.144.

Derivable forms: ghṛtaprāśaḥ (घृतप्राशः).

Ghṛtaprāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and prāśa (प्राश). See also (synonyms): ghṛtaprāśana.

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

Ghṛtaprāśa (घृतप्राश).—m.

(-śaḥ) Swallowing ghee. E. ghṛta and prāśa eating.

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

Ghṛtaprāśa (घृतप्राश).—[masculine] na [neuter] eating of ghee.

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

Ghṛtaprāśa (घृतप्राश):—[=ghṛta-prāśa] [from ghṛta > ghṛ] m. swallowing ghee, [Manu-smṛti xi, 144.]

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

Ghṛtaprāśa (घृतप्राश):—[ghṛta-prāśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Swallowing 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Prasa, Ghrita.

Starts with: Ghritaprashana.

Full-text: Ghritaprashana.

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