Ghritaprishtha, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Ghrita-prishtha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ghṛtapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Ghrtaprstha or Ghritaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ).—A son of Priyavrata, brother of Uttānapāda. Svāyambhuvamanu had two famous sons called Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. Priyavrata, the elder son, married two daughters of Viśvakarmaprajāpati called Surūpā and Barhiṣmatī, and of Surūpā were born ten sons called Agnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Rukmaśukra, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi and Vītihotra, and also one daughter called Ūrjasvatī. (Devībhāgavata, 8th Skandha).
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ).—A son of Priyavrata, appointed Lord of Krauñcadvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 1. 25 and 33; 20. 20.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ) or “butter-backed” is an epithet of Agni.—Cf. Ghṛta (“ghee”) which and is repeatedly mentioned in the Ṛgveda and later both as in ordinary use and as a customary form of sacrifice. [...] Because the butter was thrown into the fire, Agni is styled ‘butter-faced’, ‘butter-backed’ (ghṛtapṛṣṭha), and ‘propitiated with butter’, and ‘fond of butter’. Water was used to purify the butter: the waters were therefore called ‘butter-cleansing’. In the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa it is said that Ājya, Ghṛta, Āyuta, and Navanīta pertain to gods, men, Pitṛs, and embryos respectively.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ).—a. having a shining body.
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ).
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ).—[adjective] (having a back or surface) smeared with ghee.
1) Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ):—[=ghṛta-pṛṣṭha] [from ghṛta > ghṛ] mf(ā)n. (ta-) one whose back is brilliant with ghee ([especially] Agni and his horses), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (hence) the fire (agni), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Priya-vrata by Barhiṣmatī (sovereign of Krauñca-dvīpa), [ib.]
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ):—(ghṛta + pṛṣṭha)
1) adj. dessen Rücken oder Oberfläche aus Fett besteht, fettig ist: ba.hiḥ [Ṛgveda 1, 13, 5. Agni 5, 4, 3. 37, 1. 7, 2, 4. 10, 122, 4. 1, 164, 1.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 2, 13, 1.] dessen Rosse [Ṛgveda 1, 14, 6.] ūrmi [10, 30, 8.] dhārāḥ [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 5, 15. 12, 3, 19. 53. 18, 4, 5.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Priyavrata von der Barhiṣmatī und Beherrschers von Krauñcadvīpa, zugleich Bezeichnung des Feuers [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 1, 25. 34. 20, 20. 21]; vgl. [Viṣṇupurāṇa 162.]
Ghṛtapṛṣṭha (घृतपृष्ठ):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) dessen Rücken oder Oberfläche mit Ghee bestrichen ist. —
2) m. — a) Feuer. — b) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Priyavrata.
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 (+0): Ghrita, Prishtha.
Full-text (+0): Lohitarna, Bhrajishtha, Madhuruha, Meghaprishtha, Ghritasnu, Vanaspati, Sudhaman, Ama, Idhmajihva, Barhishmati, Yajnabahu, Sudhama, Mahavira, Devayani, Ghrita, Vitihotra, Vanahpati, Kraunca, Saptadvipas, Kuru.
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