Ghritavara, Ghṛtavara, Ghrita-vara: 7 definitions
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Ghritavara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Ghritavara has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ghṛtavara can be transliterated into English as Ghrtavara or Ghritavara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGhṛtavara (घृतवर):—(ghṛta + vara) m. Butterkuchen [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 400.] — Vgl. ghṛtapūra .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGhṛtavara (घृतवर):—m. eine Art Gebäck.
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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Partial matches: Ghrita, Vara.
Starts with: Ghritavaradvipa.
Full-text: Ghritavaradvipa, Ghritoda, Ghritapura, Varunivara, Kshiravara, Ikshuvara, Ghritodasamudra, Madhyaloka, Nandishvara.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.7 - The transverse world (tiryagloka) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 31: The Antaradvīpas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]