Gorasa, Go-rasa, Go-sanjata-rasa: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Prakrit
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Gorasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

Gorasa (गोरस) refers to “milk”, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Gorasa seems to have been an important item of diet. Mention is made of condensed milk called kṣīra and of food preparations mixed with milk (verses 440, 444, 532, 708, 719). Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the Nīlamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because “what a man eats his gods eat”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Gorasa (गोरस) refers to one of the four classifications of food (āhāra), according to rasa (taste), according to the 13th century Sāgāra-dharmāmṛta (verse 35) by Āśādhara. Go-rasa refers to milk flavour comprising ghee (ghṛa), butter (navanīta), and curds (dadhi).

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gōrasa (गोरस).—m (S) Produce of a cow: (comprehensively, or with particular respect, the produce or a product; milk, whey, curds, buttermilk &c., or any one of these.)

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gōrasa (गोरस).—m Produce of a cow.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gorasa (गोरस).—cow's milk.

2) curds.

3) buttermilk.

4) the flavour of a sentence; को रसो गोरसं विना (ko raso gorasaṃ vinā) Udb. °जम् (jam) buttermilk.

Derivable forms: gorasaḥ (गोरसः).

Gorasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and rasa (रस).

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

Gorasa (गोरस).—mn.

(-saḥ-saṃ) 1. Milk. 2. Curdled or caogulated milk. 3. Buttermilk. E. go a cow, and rasa juice.

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

Gorasa (गोरस).—m. 1. milk, Mahābhārata 5, 1143. 2. buttermilk. 3. coagulated milk. Nīrasa, i. e.

Gorasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and rasa (रस).

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

Gorasa (गोरस).—[masculine] cow-milk, milk i.[grammar]

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

1) Gorasa (गोरस):—[=go-rasa] [from go] m. cow-milk, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Yājñavalkya i; Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] milk, [Caraka i, 27]

3) [v.s. ...] buttermilk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] curdled milk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Gorasa (गोरस):—[go-rasa] (saḥ-saṃ) 1. m. n. Milk, curdled milk, butter-milk.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gorasa (गोरस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gorasa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gorasa in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Gorasa (गोरस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gorasa.

2) Gorasa (गोरस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gorasa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gōrasa (ಗೋರಸ):—

1) [noun] cow’s milk.

2) [noun] the liquid left after churning butter from milk; buttermilk.

3) [noun] the coagulated part of milk, from which cheese is made, formed when milk sours; curd.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Gorasa (गोरस):—n. milk-products;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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