Vitaprishtha, Vītapṛṣṭha, Vita-prishtha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vītapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Vitaprstha or Vitaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVītapṛṣṭha (वीतपृष्ठ):—(5. vīta + pṛṣṭha) adj. schlichten Rücken habend (als gute Eigenschaft des Rosses) [Ṛgveda 1, 162, 7. 181, 2.] Rosse des Indra u. s. w. [3, 35, 5. 5, 45, 10. 8, 6, 42.] ta.vaḥ [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 19, 44] [?(vgl. Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 62, 2. Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 4, 8, 2).]
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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