Mriti, Mṛti: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Mriti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛti can be transliterated into English as Mrti or Mriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMṛti (मृति) refers to “having killed someone (in battle)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu said to Jalandhara: “O excellent Asura, you are blessed. You are invincible in war. Since you are a great lord you are not at all afraid of even great weapons. Many Asuras have been killed by these very same weapons in great battles. The wicked and haughty people have been pierced through their bodies and killed (mṛti). [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMṛti (मृति).—A god of the Rohita gaṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 85.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the KakṣapuṭatantraMṛti (मृति) or Māraṇa refers to “killing others” and represents one of the various siddhis (perfections) mentioned in the Kakṣapuṭatantra verse 1.11-13. Accordingly, “by excellent Sādhakas (tantric practitioners) wishing the Siddhi (e.g., māraṇa), the mantrasādhana should be performed in advance, for the sake of the Siddhi. One would not attain any Siddhi without the means of mantra-vidhāna (the classification of mantra)”.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusMṛti (मृति) refers to the “death” (of newly caught elephants), 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”]: “3. Thinking on the pleasure he formerly experienced in the jungles, constantly brooding, restraining the flapping of his ears and (the motion of) his tail, becoming excessively haggard from the hardships of the town, in a few days the newly caught elephant comes to death (mṛti) [kaiściddinairmṛtimupaiti karī navīnaḥ]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Mṛti (मृति) refers to the “death (of a master)”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] [The officiant] should examine omens. If a cord is cut, the death of a master (guru-mṛti) [will take place]. If the cries of a jackal, a vulture and a heron [are heard], then the death of a lord [will] definitely [take place]. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymṛti (मृति).—f S Death, decease, defunct state.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmṛti (मृति).—f Death, defunct state.
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 dictionaryMṛti (मृति).—f. Death, dying; आलम्ब्य शाखां कृतनिश्चया मृतौ (ālambya śākhāṃ kṛtaniścayā mṛtau) A. Rām.5.3.58.
Derivable forms: mṛtiḥ (मृतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛti (मृति).—f.
(-tiḥ) Death, dying. E. mṛ to die, aff. ktin .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛti (मृति).—[mṛ + ti], f. Death.
— Cf. [Latin] mors, mortis.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛti (मृति).—[feminine] death; man [masculine] mortality. (mṛttika [substantive] &) mṛttikā [feminine] clay, loam.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛti (मृति):—[from mṛ] f. death, dying, [Śrutabodha; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛti (मृति):—(tiḥ) 2. f. Death; dying.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mṛti (मृति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mai.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMṛti (ಮೃತಿ):—[noun] the fact or act of dying; cessation of life; end of a living being; death.
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 DictionaryMṛti (मृति):—n. death;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mritika, Mritiman, Mritipatra, Mritirekha, Mritisadhana, Mritisu, Mrititattva, Mrititattvanusmarana.
Full-text: Mritisadhana, Mrititattvanusmarana, Mrititattva, Mritirekha, Medhamriti, Mritipatra, Gurumriti, Mirutumurttam, Mai, Kurukshetriyoga, Mara, Miruti, Mirutu, Mahapataka, Rekha, Moksha, Api, Abhisheka.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.99 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 3.2.128 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 3.2.127 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.23.24 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.100 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 1.7.43 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 236 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.221 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]