Prishadajya, Pṛṣadājya, Prishat-ajya: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pṛṣadājya can be transliterated into English as Prsadajya or Prishadajya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य).—A mixture of ghee and curds as a sacrificial offering.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 98; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 103.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य) refers to a curd product according to the Ṛgveda I.5.5 (also Sāyaṇa on Taittirīyasaṃhitā III.2.6.2), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Curds was widely used in Vedic period. Ṛgveda mentions a preparation in which the curds were mixed with Soma juice and barley meal. [...] Pṛṣadājya, a curd product is mentioned in Taittirīyasaṃhitā. According to Sāyaṇa, it is a mixture of curds and minute globules of butter.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य) denotes “sprinkled butter”—that is, butter (ājya) mixed with sour milk, in the Ṛgveda and later.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य).—ghee mixed with coagulated milk; संभृतं पृषदाज्यम् (saṃbhṛtaṃ pṛṣadājyam) Ṛgveda 1.9.8.
Derivable forms: pṛṣadājyam (पृषदाज्यम्).
Pṛṣadājya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣat and ājya (आज्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य).—n.
(-jyaṃ) Ghee mixed with curds, forming an oblation. E. pṛṣat sprinkling, and ājya Ghee.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य).—i. e. pṛṣant -ājya, n. Clarified butter mixed with curds, forming an oblation, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 96, 12
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य):—[=pṛṣad-ājya] [from pṛṣad > pṛṣ] n. curdled or clotted butter, ghee mixed with coagulated milk (forming an oblation), [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य):—[pṛṣadā+jya] (jyaṃ) 1. n. Ghee mixed with curds for an oblation.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prishat, Ajya.
Starts with: Prishadajyadhani, Prishadajyapranutta.
Full-text: Prishadajyadhani, Prishadajyapranutta, Prishataka.
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The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.6: The Paśuyāga Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Part 4.9: Carrying forward of the Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
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Rig Veda 10.90.8 < [Sukta 90]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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