Ghritapratika, Ghṛtapratīka: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ghṛtapratīka can be transliterated into English as Ghrtapratika or Ghritapratika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGhṛtapratīka (घृतप्रतीक):—(ghṛta + pra) adj. dessen Ansehen fettglänzend ist: Agni [Ṛgveda 3, 1, 18. 5, 11, 1. 10, 21, 7. 1, 143, 7.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 35, 17.] Uṣas [Ṛgveda 7, 85, 1.] catuṣkapardā yuva.iḥ su.eśā ghṛ.apratīkā va.unāni vaste [10, 114, 3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGhṛtapratīka (घृतप्रतीक):—Adj. (f. ā) dessen Antlitz mit Ghee bestrichen ist.
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