Ghritoda, Ghṛtoda, Ghrita-uda: 9 definitions
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Ghritoda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Ghṛtoda can be transliterated into English as Ghrtoda or Ghritoda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGhṛtoda (घृतोद).—Sea surrounding the Kuśadvīpa (see Ghṛtam).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 1. 33; 20. 13; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 63-5; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 45.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismGhṛtoda (घृतोद) is the shorter name for Ghṛtodasamudra, an ocean (samudra) surrouding the continent (dvīpa) known as Ghṛtavara (or, Ghṛtavaradvīpa), according to Jain cosmology. Ghṛtoda and Ghṛtavara are situated in the middle-world (madhyaloka), which contains innumerable concentric continents (dvīpa), each surrounded by their own ocean. The middle-world, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (ūrdhvaloka), is the only world where humans can be born.
Ghṛtoda is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhṛtoda (घृतोद).—'ocean of ghee' one of the seven oceans.
Derivable forms: ghṛtodaḥ (घृतोदः).
Ghṛtoda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and uda (उद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtoda (घृतोद).—m.
(-daḥ) The sea of ghee surronnding Kusa Dwipa. E. ghṛta and uda water. ghṛtamiva svādu udakamasya . udakasya udaḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtoda (घृतोद):—[from ghṛta > ghṛ] m. ‘having ghee for water’, Name of the sea surrounding Kuśa-dvīpa (or Ghṛta-varadvīpa, [Jaina literature]), [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 40, 49 ff.; Bhāgavata-purāṇa v; Viṣṇu-purāṇa ii, 4, 45.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtoda (घृतोद):—[ghṛto+da] (daḥ) a. The sea of ghee.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ghṛtoda (घृतोद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ghaoa, Ghaoda.
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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)
Starts with: Ghritodanka, Ghritodasamudra.
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