Prishadajya, Pṛṣadājya, Prishat-ajya: 10 definitions
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Prishadajya 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 Pṛṣadājya can be transliterated into English as Prsadajya or Prishadajya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pṛṣadājya (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)
Pṛṣadājya (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)
Pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य) denotes “sprinkled butter”—that is, butter (ājya) mixed with sour milk, in the Ṛgveda and later.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pṛṣadājya (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).
Pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य).—n.
(-jyaṃ) Ghee mixed with curds, forming an oblation. E. pṛṣat sprinkling, and ājya Ghee.
Pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य).—i. e. pṛṣant -ājya, n. Clarified butter mixed with curds, forming an oblation, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 96, 12
Pṛṣadājya (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]
Pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य):—[pṛṣadā+jya] (jyaṃ) 1. n. Ghee mixed with curds for an oblation.
Pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य):—(pṛṣant + ājya) n. gesprenkelte Butter, Opferschmalz (ājya) mit saurer Milch gemischt [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 23.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 832.] [Ṛgveda 10, 90, 8.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 3, 2, 6, 2. 6, 3, 9, 6. 11, 4.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 5, 2, 41. 4, 2. 3, 8, 4, 8.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 6, 6, 21. 2, 6. 8, 4. 25. 6, 6.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 6, 10.] [GṚHY. 4, 1. 3.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 16.] [Mahābhārata 7, 2274.] [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 96, 12.] praṇutta vom pṛ vertrieben [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 11, 10, 19.]
Pṛṣadājya (पृषदाज्य):—, jia n. gesprenkelte Butter , Opferschmalz mit saurer Milch gemischt.
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 (+0): Prishat, Prishad, Ajya.
Starts with (+0): Prishadajyadhani, Prishadajyapranutta.
Full-text (+0): Prishadajyadhani, Prishadajyapranutta, Prishataka, Saprishadajya.
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