Mritacela, Mṛtacela, Mrita-cela: 4 definitions

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Mritacela means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Mṛtacela can be transliterated into English as Mrtacela or Mritacela, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mritachela.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mritacela in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛtacela (मृतचेल).—shroud or garment of the dead (worn by Chāṇḍālas).

Derivable forms: mṛtacelam (मृतचेलम्).

Mṛtacela is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and cela (चेल).

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

Mṛtacela (मृतचेल).—[neuter] garment of a dead person.

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

Mṛtacela (मृतचेल):—[=mṛta-cela] [from mṛta > mṛ] n. the garments of the d°, [Manu-smṛti x, 52.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mritacela 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.

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