Mrita, Mṛtā: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mṛtā can be transliterated into English as Mrta or Mrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mrat.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMṛta (मृत) refers one who is “killed” (i.e., in battle), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.42.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] then Rudra saw the extent of destruction carried out by Vīrabhadra, of the sacrifice and of the celestial sages. Svāhā, Svadhā, Pūṣan, Tuṣṭi, Dhṛti, Sarasvatī, the sages, the manes, Agnis, many others like Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Rākṣasas who were mutilated, wounded or killed (i.e., mṛta) in the battle were seen by him laughingly”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMṛtā (मृता).—A river Dhenukā of the Sākadvīpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 94.
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.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarMṛta (मृत).—The crude base of a declinable word; the pratipadika; the term is found used in the Jainendra Vya= karana; cf Jain. Vyak. I..1.5.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsMṛta (मृत):—Killed / complete reduction of material / incinerated bhasma of metals & minerals
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsMṛta (मृत) refers to “dying (on the saline ground)”, according to the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya verse 1.116-125.—Accordingly, “[...] And there is no rebirth (udbhava) in this world for those Pāśupata sages who follow the observance of the skull, they who abide by the Atimārga. For the practitioners of the Atimārga there is only indifference. Those who have set out on the Atimārga only delight in indifference. Those who die (mṛta) on the saline ground go along that path, but of all saline grounds Vārāṇasī is the best, O sage. And there is no sprouting for those who die there. The body abandoned on the cremation ground merges in the Lord of Time. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMṛta (मृत) refers to “rotting” (e.g., ‘a rotting corpse’), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Just as the great ocean is of a single taste, so the dharma of the Bodhisattva is also of a single taste since he knows the taste of liberation. Just as [the tide of] the great ocean is punctual, so the Bodhisattva is never late for the seat of awakening by investigating when is the right time and wrong time. Just as the great ocean decomposes a rotting corpse (mṛta-kuṇapa), so the Bodhisattva breaks down any habitual pattern of vices or any thought of disciples and isolated Buddhas”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymṛta (मृत).—p (S) Dead, expired, defunct. 2 Calcined.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmṛta (मृत).—p Dead, defunct. Calcined.
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 dictionaryMṛta (मृत).—p. p. [mṛ kartari kta]
1) Dead, deceased; ये पराधीनतां यातास्ते वै जीवन्ति के मृताः (ye parādhīnatāṃ yātāste vai jīvanti ke mṛtāḥ) H.2.22.
2) As good as dead, useless, inefficacious; मृतो दरिद्रः पुरुषो मृतं मैथुनमप्रजम् । मृतमश्रोत्रियं श्राद्धं मृतो यज्ञस्त्वदक्षिणः (mṛto daridraḥ puruṣo mṛtaṃ maithunamaprajam | mṛtamaśrotriyaṃ śrāddhaṃ mṛto yajñastvadakṣiṇaḥ) || Pt.2.98.
3) Calcined, reduced; मूर्च्छां गतो मृतो वा निदर्शनं पारदोऽत्र रसः (mūrcchāṃ gato mṛto vā nidarśanaṃ pārado'tra rasaḥ) Bv.1.82.
-tam 1 Death; मृतेभ्यः प्रमृतं यान्ति दरिद्राः पापकारिणः (mṛtebhyaḥ pramṛtaṃ yānti daridrāḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ) Mb.12. 181.3.
2) Food obtained by begging, alms; मृतं तु याचितं भैक्षम् (mṛtaṃ tu yācitaṃ bhaikṣam) Ms.4.5; see अमृतम् (amṛtam) (8).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛta (मृत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Dead, expired, extinct, defunct. 2. Calcined, reduced, (metals.) n.
(-taṃ) 1. Solicited alms. 2. Death. E. mṛ to die, aff. kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛta (मृत).—[adjective] dead, deceased, vanished, gone, useless; [masculine] dead body, corpse, [neuter] death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛta (मृत):—[from mṛ] a mfn. dead, deceased, death-like, torpid, rigid, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] departed, vanished (as consciousness), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] vain, useless, [Kāvya literature]
4) [v.s. ...] calcined, reduced (said of metals), [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. death, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] = caitya, a grave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] begging, food or alms obtained by begging, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) b etc. See p. 827, col. 2.
9) Mrita (म्रित):—[from mrit] ‘begging for food’ (for, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] read, [Manu-smṛti iv, 5])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛta (मृत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Dead; calcined. n. Solicited alms; death.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mṛta (मृत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mailla, Maḍa, Maya, Maria, Mua, Mūillaa, Muyallia.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMṛta (मृत) [Also spelled mrat]:—(a) dead; extinct; ~[jāta] still-born; ~[saṃjīvanī (būṭī)] the mythological herb that restores the dead to life; anything that infuses new life.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMṛta (ಮೃತ):—
1) [adjective] having died; no longer living; dead.
2) [adjective] such as to suggest death; deathlike; dead.
3) [adjective] lacking positive qualities, as of warmth, vitality etc.; dead.
4) [adjective] (said of a language) no longer in use as a sole means of oral communication among people.
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Mṛta (ಮೃತ):—
1) [noun] the fact or act of dying; cessation of life; end of a living being; death.
2) [noun] he who is liable to die; a human being.
3) [noun] that which is dead.
4) [noun] a man who is no more living; a dead man.
5) [noun] food received as alms.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+81): Mritabhartrika, Mritabhashe, Mritabhava, Mritabhraj, Mritacela, Mritachela, Mritadahavidhi, Mritadara, Mritadeha, Mritadhana, Mritadhara, Mritadharaka, Mritadhava, Mritadina, Mritaganga, Mritagarbha, Mritagodana, Mritagriha, Mritaha, Mritahan.
Ends with (+183): Abhimrita, Abhinavamrita, Aciramrita, Adharamrita, Advaitakalamrita, Advaitamrita, Aitareyajnanamrita, Amrita, Anamrita, Anandamrita, Antarmrita, Anumrita, Anusmrita, Apasmrita, Asmrita, Avismrita, Bhagavatamrita, Bhajanamrita, Bhaktamrita, Bhaktirasamrita.
Full-text (+233): Mua, Mritakalpa, Maya, Mritanda, Mritavatsa, Mritabhraj, Mritagriha, Mritavat, Mritamatta, Mritasamskara, Mritasanjivani, Mritavasara, Mritasamjivana, Paramrita, Mritanga, Mritaharin, Mritacela, Marimrita, Mritasvamoktri, Antarmrita.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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