Mrishti, Mṛṣṭi: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Mrsti or Mrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि) refers to “rubbing (with powder)” (as part of routine treatment of the domesticated elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “8. Inspection of bed and water (?), exercise, suitable medicine, rubbing down with powder (dhūli-mṛṣṭi), returning to the stall post, food accompanied by ghee and jaggery, giving of pastry, bathing, drinking water, and in the afternoon food accompanied by a quarter (of the amount) of sesame oil, and medicine, and then sleep—this is the daily routine of elephants, step by step”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि).—f.
1) Cleansing, cleaning, purifying.
2) Cooking, dressing, preparation.
3) Touch, contact.
4) Sprinkling.
5) A savoury repast; सृष्टिर्मृष्टिर्द्विजाश्चाग्र्याः श्राद्धकर्मसु संपदः (sṛṣṭirmṛṣṭirdvijāścāgryāḥ śrāddhakarmasu saṃpadaḥ) Manusmṛti 3.255.
Derivable forms: mṛṣṭiḥ (मृष्टिः).
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि).—f.
(-ṣṭiḥ) 1. Touching, contact. 2. Cleaning. 3. Sprinkling. 4. Preparing the food for a meal. E. mṛj to clean, or mṛṣ to sprinkle, &c., ktin aff.
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि).—i. e. mṛj, mṛś, and mṛṣ, + ti, f. 1. Cleaning. 2. Preparing food, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 255. 3. Touching. 4. Sprinkling.
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि).—[feminine] cleaning, dressing (of food).
1) Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि):—[from mṛj] 1. mṛṣṭi f. (for 2. See p. 831, col. 1) cleansing, preparation, dressing (of food), [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka]
2) [v.s. ...] a savoury repast, [Manu-smṛti iii, 255.]
3) [from mṛś] 2. mṛṣṭi f. (for 1. and 3. See, [ib.]) touching, contact, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [from mṛṣ] 3. mṛṣṭi f. (for 1. and 2. See, [ib.]) sprinkling, [Horace H. Wilson]
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि):—(ṣṭiḥ) 2. f. Touching; cleaning, sprinkling; preparing food.
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि):—(von 1. marj) f. Reinigung, saubere Zubereitung [Kāṭhaka-Recension 32, 5.] so v. a. Leckermahl [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 255.] = annādeḥ saṃskāraviśeṣaḥ [Kullūka]
Mṛṣṭi (मृष्टि):—f. —
1) Reinigung , saubere Zubereitung [Maitrāyaṇi 1,4,7(54,14).] —
2) Leckermahl.
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)
Full-text (+0): Pramrishti, Apamrishti, Dhulimrishti, Mirutti, Mrishta, Dhuli.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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