Ghritayoni, Ghṛtayoni, Ghrita-yoni: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ghṛtayoni can be transliterated into English as Ghrtayoni or Ghritayoni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhṛtayoni (घृतयोनि).—fire; तनूनपाद् घृतयोनिं विधन्तम् (tanūnapād ghṛtayoniṃ vidhantam) Ṛgveda 3.4.2.
Derivable forms: ghṛtayoniḥ (घृतयोनिः).
Ghṛtayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and yoni (योनि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ghṛtayoni (घृतयोनि):—[=ghṛta-yoni] [from ghṛta > ghṛ] mfn. (ta-) abiding or living in ghee (Agni, the sacrifice), [Ṛg-veda iii, 4, 2; v, 8, 6; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxxv, 17]
2) [v.s. ...] producing fertilizing rain or welfare (Mitra and Varuṇa, Viṣṇu), [Ṛg-veda v, 68, 2; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā v, 38.]
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