# अमृत (amṛta)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/amrita

अमृत (amṛta) is a Sanskrit word meaning not dead, immortal, imperishable, beautiful, beloved, an epithet of Shiva, an epithet of Vishnu. Its 120 recorded definitions are grouped into 33 contexts, among them Adjective: Immortal, Not Dead, Imperishable, Flora: Various Plants, Plant Products, and Herbs, Substance: Nectar of Immortality, Ambrosia.

- **SLP1:** `amfta`  **IAST:** amṛta  **Devanagari:** अमृत
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/amrita/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** आमृत (āmṛta), अमृता (amṛtā)

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: Immortal, Not Dead, Imperishable (14 definitions)
- not dead  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 82,2] अ - मृत (a-mṛta) mfn. ( cf. Pāṇini (Author) vi, 2, 116 ) not dead, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=14198 ]
- immortal  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > immortal, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=14198.02 ]
- imperishable  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > imperishable, Ṛg-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) [ ID=14198.04 ]
- Not dead  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0152-a ] अमृत (amṛta) a. 1 Not dead; अमृत (amṛta) े (amṛte) जारजः कुंडः (jārajaḥ kuṃḍaḥ) Ak
- Immortal  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0152-a ] अमृत (amṛta) a. 2 Immortal; अपाम (apāma) सोमममृता अभूम (somamamṛtā abhūma) Ṛgveda (Max Müller’s Edition) 8. 48. 3; Uttararāmacarita 1. 1; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 14. 27
- Imperishable  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0152-a ] अमृत (amṛta) a. 3 Imperishable, indestructible, eternal
- immortal  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — असु (asu) a. whose soul is ( pb ) immortal
- free from birth and death  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भू (bhū) a. free from birth and death
- 1. Immortal or living. 2. A god or goddess. 3. An immortal state, nectar, water, milk, or a ray of light. 4. A medicinal herb or remedy.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 025-3 ] अमृत (amṛta) a-mṛta, pp. not hvg. died; immortal; m. god; ā, f. goddess; a herb; n. immortality; world of immortals; nectar; a certain remedy; medicine; remnant of a sacrifice; water; milk; ray; -kara, m. moon; -kiraṇa, m. id.; -tejas, m. N. of a fairy prince; -tvá, a. immortality; condition of ambrosia; -dīdhiti, m. moon; -drava, a. flowing with nectar; -dhāyin, a. sipping —; -pāyin, a. drinking nectar = hearing fine speeches; -prabha, m. N. of a fairy; ā, f. N.; -bhavana, n. N. of a monastery; -bhāṣaṇa, n. nectar-like speech; -bhuj, m. god; -bhojana, a. eating the remnants of sacrifices; -máya, a. ( ī ) immortal; nectar-like; consisting of nectar; -raśmi, m. moon; -rasa, m. nectar; a. tasting like nectar; -latā, f. creeper yielding nectar; -loka, m. world of the immortals; -varṣin, a. raining nectar; -hrada, m. lake of nectar. [ ID=2447 ]
- 1. Not dead. 2. Imperishable, immortal.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 057-27 ] अमृत (amṛta) (I) a. (f. ता (tā) ) 1. Not dead; 2. imperishable, immortal. [ ID=2977 ]
- 1. Immortal. 2. A god. 3. The soul. 4. Nectar or the beverage of the gods. 5. A life-prolonging medicine. 6. The residue of sacrificial food. 7. Unsolicited alms.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0045-a ] अमृत (amṛta) a-mṛta. I. adj., f. tā, Im- mortal, Bhag. 14, 27. II. m. 1. A god. 2. The soul. III. n. 1. The beverage of the gods, nectar. 2. A medicine preventing old age, prolonging life, and awakening the dead, Lass. 33, 20. 3. A medicament; nectar and medica- ment, Śiś. 9, 36. 4. The residue of sacrificial food, Man. 3, 285. 5. Un- solicited alms, Man. 4, 4. — Comp. Gava-, n. amṛta, consisting of rays, MBh. 3, 17351. — Cf. ἄμβροτος, ἀμβροσία. [ ID=921 ]
- 1. Immortal. 2. A god. 3. Immortality. 4. Nectar, the drink of the gods. 5. Anything sweet, delightful, or wholesome.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 038 ] अमृत (amṛta) m. immortal. m. a god. n. immortality (also concr. = the gods); the drink of the gods, i.e. nectar; anything sweet, delightful, or wholesome, e.g. water, milk, medicine, the remainder of sacrifice, alms unasked. [ ID=2607 ]
- 1. Immortal. 2. An immortal. 3. Immortality or the drink of immortality.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 120-a ] a-mṛ́ta, a. immortal; as subst. an immortal; as n. immortality; the drink of immortality, ἀμβροσία. [‘not dead,’ mṛtá, 1284a : cf. ἄ-μβροτος, ‘immortal.’] [ ID=366 ]
- 1. Not dead, immortal, or imperishable. 2. Causing immortality. 3. Beautiful, beloved, or desired. 4. A god or immortal. 5. Water. 6. The nectar conferring immortality or ambrosia. 7. The Soma juice. 8. An antidote to poison, or poison. 9. Clarified butter or milk. 10. Food or boiled rice. 11. Anything sweet or a sweetmeat. 12. Gold or quicksilver. 13. Final emancipation.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0076-c ] अमृत (amṛta) a-mṛta, as, ā, am, not dead; im- mortal, imperishable, causing immortality; beautiful, beloved, desired; ( as ), m. a god, an immortal; N. of Indra, of the sun, of Prajāpati, of the soul, of Viṣṇu, of Śiva, of Dhanvantari as physician of the gods, &c. N. of a plant, Phaseolus Trilobus Ait.; N. of the root of a plant; ( ā ), f. spirituous liquor; N. of several plants, Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Citrina Roxb., Cocculus Cordifolius, Piper Longum, Ocymum Sanc- tum, &c. N. of the mother of Parīkṣit; ( am ), n. immortality; the collective body of immortals; the world of immortality, heaven, paradise, eternity; the immortal light; the nectar conferring immortality, ambrosia; the Soma juice; antidote against poison; a drug; the residue of a sacrifice; unsolicited alms; water; clarified butter; milk; food; boiled rice; any- thing sweet, a sweetmeat; property; gold, quick- silver; poison; splendour; final emancipation; N. of a sacred place; N. of various conjunctions of planets sup- posed to confer long life; the number ‘four.’ —Amṛ- ta-kuṇḍa, am, n. the vessel containing the Amṛta or nectar. —Amṛta-keśava, as, m., N. of a temple, built by Amṛta-prabhā. —Amṛta-kṣāra, am, n. sal ammoniac. —Amṛta-gati, is, f., N. of a metre consisting of four times ten syllables. —A- mṛta-garbha, as, m., Ved. the immortal fetus, i. e. sleep; ( as, ā, am ), filled with nectar. —Amṛta-citi, is, f. the accumulation or arrangement of sacrificial bricks conferring immortality. —Amṛta-ja, as, ā, am, produced by the Amṛta; ( ā ), f., N. of a plant, Yellow Myrobalan. —Amṛta-jaṭā, f., N. of a plant, Valeriana Jaṭāmāṃsī. —Amṛta-taraṅgiṇī, f. moonlight. —Amṛta-tā, f. or amṛta-tva, am, n. immortality. —Amṛta-dīdhiti or amṛta-dyuti, is, m. the moon. —Amṛta-drava, as, ā, am, shed- ding ambrosia. —Amṛta-dhāra, as, ā, am, shed- ding or distilling ambrosia; ( ā ), f., N. of a metre. —Amṛta-nādopaniṣad (°da-up°), t, f., N. of an Upaniṣed, lit. ‘the sound of immortality.’ —Amṛta- pa, as, ā, am, drinking nectar; ( as ), m. a deity. [ ID=5521 ]

### Flora: Various Plants, Plant Products, and Herbs (14 definitions)
- Phaseolus trilobus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the plant Phaseolus Trilobus Ait. [ ID=14198.16 ]
- the root of a plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the root of a plant, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.18 ]
- Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Citrina, Cocculus Cordifolius, Piper Longum, Ocimum Sanctum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Citrina Roxb., Cocculus Cordifolius, Piper Longum, Ocimum Sanctum [ ID=14198.24 ]
- a pear  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a pear, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.62 ]
- a plant known as vanamudga  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 3 N. of a plant ( वनमुद्ग (vanamudga) )
- the root of the plant varahikanda  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 4 N. of the root of a plant ( वाराहीकंद (vārāhīkaṃda) )
- various plants  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ता (tā) 2 N. of various plants; e. g. आमलकी, हरीतकी, गुडूची; मागधी; तुलसी (āmalakī, harītakī, guḍūcī; māgadhī; tulasī), इंद्रवारुणी, ज्योतिष्मती, गोरक्षदुग्धा; अतिविषा (iṃdravāruṇī, jyotiṣmatī, gorakṣadugdhā; ativiṣā); रक्तत्रिवृत्; दूर्वा, स्थूलमांसहरीतकी (raktatrivṛt; dūrvā, sthūlamāṃsaharītakī)
- the Bilva tree  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) ) N. of the Bilva tree
- Yellow Myrobalan  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — जः (jaḥ) ) a sort of plant, Yellow Myrobalan
- the trees patola and paravata  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — फलः (phalaḥ) N. of two trees पटोल (paṭola) and पारावत (pārāvata). (
- 1. A bunch of grapes or vine plant. 2. The amalaki tree.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ला (lā) ) 1 a bunch of grapes, vine plant, a grape ( द्राक्षा (drākṣā) ). 2 = आमलकी (āmalakī). (
- a kind of fruit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लं (laṃ) ) a sort of fruit ( रुचिफल (ruciphala) ) found in the country of the Mudgalas according to Bhāva P
- 1. Dark-coloured grapes. 2. A sort of cake.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सा (sā) ) 1 dark-coloured grapes. 2 a sort of cake ( Mar. अनर्सा (sā) (anarsā) )
- A plant and tree, specifically rudanti.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वा (vā) ) N. of a plant and tree ( रुदंती (rudaṃtī) )

### Substance: Nectar of Immortality, Ambrosia (8 definitions)
- 1. The nectar conferring immortality. 2. Ambrosia.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the nectar (conferring immortality, produced at the churning of the ocean), ambrosia, Ṛg-veda (Title) (or the voice compared to it, N. Raghuvaṃśa (Title) ) [ ID=14198.46 ]
- 1. The nectar of immortality or ambrosia of the gods. 2. The height of pleasure or gratification.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 4 Nectar of immortality, ambrosia, beverage of the gods ( opp. विष (viṣa) ) supposed to be churned out of the ocean; देवासुरैरमृतमंबुनिधिर्ममंथे (devāsurairamṛtamaṃbunidhirmamaṃthe) Kirātārjunīya 5. 30; विष (viṣa) ादष्यमृतं (taṃ) ग्राह्यं (viṣādaṣyamṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ) Manusmṛti 2. 239; विष (viṣa) मप्यमृतं (taṃ) क्वचिद्भवेदमृतं (taṃ) वा (viṣamapyamṛtaṃ kvacidbhavedamṛtaṃ vā) विष (viṣa) मीश्वरेच्छया (viṣamīśvarecchayā) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 8. 46; oft. used in combination with words like वाच्, वचनं (vāc, vacanaṃ), वाणी (vāṇī) &c; कुमारजन्मामृतसंमिताक्षरं (kumārajanmāmṛtasaṃmitākṣaraṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 16; आप्यायितोसौ वचनामृतेन (āpyāyitosau vacanāmṛtena) Mb.; अमृतं (taṃ) शिशिरे वह्निरमृतं (taṃ) क्षीरभोजनं (amṛtaṃ śiśire vahniramṛtaṃ kṣīrabhojanaṃ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. 128 the height of pleasure or gratification
- 1. Nectar or ambrosia. 2. The Supreme spirit.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रसः (rasaḥ) 1 nectar, ambrosia; काव्यामृतरसास्वादः (kāvyāmṛtarasāsvādaḥ) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 1; विविधकाव्यामृतरसान् पिबामः (vividhakāvyāmṛtarasān pibāmaḥ) Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 3. 40. 2 the Supreme spirit. (
- 1. The food of the gods, ambrosia, or nectar. 2. Water. 3. The residue of a sacrifice. 4. Clarified butter. 5. Unsolicited alms. 6. Boiled rice or food. 7. Wealth or property. 8. Gold. 9. Buttermilk. 10. A sweetmeat. 11. Milk. 12. Poison. 13. A drug or medicament. 14. Quicksilver. 15. Final emancipation. 16. A god or immortal. 17. Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods. 18. Emblic myrobalan. 19. Yellow myrobalan. 20. Menispermum glabrum. 21. Long pepper. 22. Holy basil. 23. Spirituous liquor. 24. Beloved or desired. 25. Beautiful. 26. Immortal or imperishable.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) मृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 061 ] अ (a) मृत (amṛta) n. ( - तं (-taṃ) ) 1 The food of the gods, Ambrosia or Nectar. 2 Water. 3 Butter, rice, &c. the residue of a sacrifice. 4 Oiled butter or ghee. 5 Unsolicited alms. 6 Boiled rice. 7 Food. 8 Wealth, property. 9 Gold. 10 Buttermilk. 11 Any thing sweet, a sweetmeat. 12 Milk. 13 Poison. 14 A drug or medicament. 15 Quicksilver. 16 Final emancipation. m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1 A god, an immortal. 2 DHANVANTARI, the physician of the gods. f. ( - ता (-tā) ) 1 Emblic myrobalan, ( Phyllanthus emblica.) 2 The yellow sort, (Terminalia citrina.) 3 Another plant, ( Menispermum glabrum.) 4 Long pepper. 5 Holy basil, ( Ocymum sanctum.) 6 Spirituous liquor. It also occurs amongst the synonyms of several plants besides those enumerated. mfn. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ता (-tā)- तं (-taṃ) (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) ) 1 Beloved, desired. 2 Beautiful. 3 Immortal, imperishable. Page62 E. अ (a) neg. मृङ (mṛṅa) to die, and क्त (kta) affix; what is immortal, or what makes so; what supports life, &c. [ ID=2906 ]
- 1. Ambrosia, water, milk, ghee, food, alms, or wealth. 2. Immortal or beloved.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 048-a ] अ - मृत (a-mṛta) ( तं ) ((taṃ)) 1. n. Ambrosia; water; milk; ghee; food; alms; wealth. ( ता (tā) ) f. Emblic myrobalan. a. Immortal; beloved. [ ID=2407 ]
- 1. Ambrosia conferring immortality. 2. Water. 3. Clarified butter. 4. Soma juice. 5. Quicksilver. 6. The leavings of a sacrifice. 7. Unsolicited alms. 8. Milk. 9. Food. 10. A sweetmeat. 11. Gold. 12. Poison. 13. Splendour. 14. Final emancipation. 15. The supreme spirit.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) (III) n. 1. Ambrosia supposed to be churned out of the Kshīrasamudra and to confer immortality on the person who tastes it, देवासुरैरमृतमम्बुनिधिर्मन्थे (devāsurairamṛtamambunidhirmanthe) Kir. v.30, विषमप्यमृतं क्वचिद्गवेदमृतं वा विषमीश्वरेच्छया (viṣamapyamṛtaṃ kvacidgavedamṛtaṃ vā viṣamīśvarecchayā) R. viii.46, iii.16; 2. water, e.g. अमृत (amṛta) ोपस्तरणमसि स्वाहा (amṛtopastaraṇamasi svāhā) (the formula repeated by a Brāhmaṇa at the time of sipping water before commencing to take food), or अमृत (amṛta) ापिधानमसि स्वाहा (amṛtāpidhānamasi svāhā) (the formula repeated at the time of sipping water at the end of dinner); 3. clarified butter, अमृत (amṛta) ं नाम यत्सन्तो मन्त्रजिह्वेषु जुह्वति (amṛtaṃ nāma yatsanto mantrajihveṣu juhvati) Sis. ii.107; 4. the Soma juice; 5. quick-silver; 6. the leavings of a sacrifice ( यज्ञशेषोऽमृतं स्मृतम् (yajñaśeṣo'mṛtaṃ smṛtam) ); 7. alms obtained without solicitation ( मृतं स्याद्याचितं भैक्श्यममृतं स्यादयाचितम् (mṛtaṃ syādyācitaṃ bhaikśyamamṛtaṃ syādayācitam) ), See M. iv.4, 5; 8. milk; 9. food; 10. a sweetmeat; 11. gold; 12. poison; 13. splendour; 14. final emancipation, सश्रिये चामृताय च (saśriye cāmṛtāya ca) Am. i.1; 15. the supreme spirit. [ ID=2979 ]
- 1. Ambrosia or nectar, the food of the gods. 2. Water. 3. Ghee, butter, or rice remaining from a sacrifice. 4. Clarified butter or ghee. 5. Unsolicited alms. 6. Boiled rice. 7. Food. 8. Wealth or property. 9. Gold. 10. Buttermilk. 11. Anything sweet or a sweetmeat. 12. Milk. 13. Poison. 14. A drug or medicament. 15. Quicksilver. 16. Final emancipation. 17. A god or immortal. 18. Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods. 19. Emblic myrobalan. 20. Terminalia citrina. 21. Menispermum glabrum. 22. Long pepper. 23. Holy basil. 24. Spirituous liquor. 25. Beloved or desired. 26. Beautiful. 27. Immortal or imperishable.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) मृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 051-a ] अ (a) मृत (amṛta) n. ( - तं (-taṃ) ) 1. The food of the gods, Ambrosia or Nectar. 2. Water. 3. Butter, rice, &c. the residue of a sacrifice. 4. Oiled butter or ghee. 5. Unsolicited alms. 6. Boiled rice. 7. Food. 8. Wealth, property. 9. Gold. 10. Buttermilk. 11. Any thing sweet, a sweetmeat. 12. Milk. 13. Poison. 14. A drug or medicament. 15. Quicksilver. 16. Final emancipation. m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) 1. A god, an immortal. 2. DHANWANTARI, the physician of the gods. f. ( - ता (-tā) ) 1. Emblic myrobalan, (phyllanthus emblica.) 2. The yellow sort., (Terminalia citrina.) 3. Another plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) 4. Long pepper. 5. Holy basil, (Ocymum sanctum.) 6. Spirituous liquor. It also occurs amongst the synonimes of several plants besides those enumerated. mfn. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ता (-tā)- तं (-taṃ) (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) ) 1. Beloved, desired. 2. Beautiful. 3. Immortal, imperishable. E. अ (a) neg. मृङ् (mṛṅ) to die, and क्त (kta) affix; what is immortal or what makes so; what supports life, &c. [ ID=2904 ]
- ambrosia  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 034-2 ] *amṛta 1, ambrosia (cf. the articles Utaṅka, Amṛtam., Garuḍa, Vālakhilya, Kapilā, etc.). § 615 u (Skanda): IX, 46, 2668 ( kamaṇḍalum amritodbhavam, which Gaṅgā gave to Skanda).—§ 618 (Jalapradānikap.): XI, 2, 46 ( amṛta- samair vākyair ); 7, 163 ( vāg° ). [ ID=466 ]

### Beings: Specific Deities (7 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva [ ID=14198.1 ]
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Viṣṇu, Mahābhārata (Title) xiii [ ID=14198.12 ]
- Dhanvantari  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Dhanvantari, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.14 ]
- An epithet of Dhanvantari, Indra, the sun, Prajapati, the soul, Vishnu, and Shiva.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 2 N. of Dhanvantari, physician of the gods; also N. of Indra, of the sun, of Prajāpati, of the soul, Viṣṇu and Śiva
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Amṛta 2 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ). [ ID=467 ]
- Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Amṛta 3 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=468 ]
- Amrita  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Amṛta 4 : XII, 12864 (Mahāpuruṣastava). [ ID=469 ]

### Food: General Food, Sweetmeats, Edibles (6 definitions)
- nectar-like food  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > nectar-like food [ ID=14198.48 ]
- anything sweet, a sweetmeat  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > anything sweet, a sweetmeat, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) vii, 7, 3 [ ID=14198.6 ]
- 1. Food. 2. Property.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > food, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author), property, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.64 ]
- Food in general  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 13 Food in general
- Boiled rice.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 14 Boiled rice
- a sort of dish  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — संयावं (saṃyāvaṃ) a sort of dish mentioned in Bhāva P

### Substance: Medicament, Drug, Antidote (6 definitions)
- antidote against poison  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > antidote against poison, Suśruta (Title) [ ID=14198.5 ]
- 1. A specific medicament. 2. A medicine in general.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a medicament, Śiśupāla-vadha (Title) ix, 36; medicament in general, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=14198.52 ]
- an antidote against poison  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 6 Antidote against poison
- A drug  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 10 A drug
- a fly  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — उत्पन्ना (utpannā) a fly. (- न्नं ), - उद्भवं ((-nnaṃ), -udbhavaṃ) a kind of collyrium ( खर्परीतुत्थं (kharparītutthaṃ) ). (
- a medicinal preparation of ghee  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भल्लातकी (bhallātakī) a sort of medicinal preparation of ghee mentioned by Cakradatta

### Beings: A God, Deity, Immortal Being (General) (5 definitions)
- an immortal, a god  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अ - मृत (a-mṛta) m. an immortal, a god, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=14198.08 ]
- A god, immortal, or deity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तः (taḥ) 1 A god, an immortal, deity
- 1. An immortal, god, or deity. 2. One who tastes sacrificial residues.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — भुज् (bhuj) m. an immortal, a god, deity; one who tastes the sacrificial residues
- 1. A god. 2. Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) (II) m. 1. A god; 2. Dhanvantari, the physician of gods. [ ID=2978 ]
- an Amitabha god  
  *The Purana Index*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 1-085 ] Amṛta (I) — an Amitābha god. Br. II. 36. 53; Vā. 62. 46. [ ID=688 ]

### Names: Geographical and Celestial Features (5 definitions)
- of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ ID=14198.32 ]
- of the first phase of the moon  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the first कला (kalā) of the moon, Brahma-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=14198.34 ]
- 1. A sacred place in the north. 2. Particular planetary conjunctions believed to confer long life.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a sacred place (in the north), Harivaṃśa (Title) 14095, of various conjunctions of planets (supposed to confer long life), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.76 ]
- A sacred place.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 22 N. of a sacred place
- one of the seven divisions of Plakshadvipa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Amṛta (III) — one of the seven divisions of Plakṣadvīpa. Bhā. V. 20. 3. [ ID=690 ]

### Terms: Related to Nectar (Flow, Vessel, Production) (5 definitions)
- produced from nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ज (ja) a. produced by or from nectar. (
- shedding nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — द्रव (drava) a. shedding nectar. (
- flow of nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वः (vaḥ) ) flow of nectar
- shedding nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — धार (dhāra) a. shedding nectar. (
- flow of nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — स्रवः (sravaḥ) flow of nectar. (

### Beings: Names of Specific Mortals/Mythological Figures (4 definitions)
- the mother of Parikshit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the mother of Parikṣit, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 3794 [ ID=14198.26 ]
- of Dakshayani  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Dākṣāyaṇī, Matsya-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=14198.28 ]
- of a sister of Amritodana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a sister of Amṛtodana, Buddhist literature (Literary category) [ ID=14198.3 ]
- a son of Bharatagni  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Amṛta (II) — a son of Bharatāgni. Vā. 29. 8. [ ID=689 ]

### Place/Concept: Realm of Immortals, Heaven, Eternity (4 definitions)
- the collective body of immortals  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 82,2] अ - मृत (a-mṛta) n. collective body of immortals, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=14198.36 ]
- heaven, eternity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अ - मृत (a-mṛta) n. world of immortality, heaven, eternity, Ṛg-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) (also आनि (āni) n. pl. Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 72, 1 and iii, 38, 4 ) [ ID=14198.38 ]
- The collective body of immortals  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 2 The collective body of immortals
- Paradise, heaven, or eternity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 3 ( a ) The world of immortality, Paradise, Heaven; the power of eternity, immortal light, eternity

### Quality: Nectar-like, Ambrosial, Delightful (4 definitions)
- 1. Anything sweet, lovely, or charming. 2. A sweetmeat.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 15 Any thing sweet, any thing lovely or charming; a sweetmeat
- filled with water or nectar  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — गर्भ (garbha) a. filled with water or nectar; ambrosial. (
- producing nectar-like sweet words  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वाक (vāka) a. producing ( pb ) nectar-like sweet words
- ambrosial  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सार (sāra) a. ambrosial; ° राणि प्रज्ञानानि (°rāṇi prajñānāni) Uttararāmacarita 7. (

### Substance: Poison (4 definitions)
- poison  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > poison, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.7 ]
- a particular poison  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a particular poison, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.72 ]
- Poison  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 19 Poison
- The poison called vatsanabha.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 20 The poison called वत्सनाभ (vatsanābha)

### Technical: Names of Metres (3 definitions)
- a metre of four lines  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तिलका (tilakā) N. of a metre of 4 lines, also called त्वरितगति (tvaritagati)
- 1. A metre. 2. Flow of nectar.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रा (rā) ) 1 N. of a metre. 2 flow of nectar
- intellect  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — मति (mati) = ° गति (°gati) q. v

### Charity: Unsolicited Alms (2 definitions)
- 1. Unsolicited alms. 2. Water.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > unsolicited alms, Manu-smṛti (Title) iv, 4 and 5, water, Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) [ ID=14198.56 ]
- Unsolicited alms  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 8 Unsolicited alms, alms got without solicitation; मृतं (taṃ) स्याद्याचितं (taṃ) भैक्ष्यममृतं (taṃ) (mṛtaṃ syādyācitaṃ bhaikṣyamamṛtaṃ) स्यादयाचितं (taṃ) (syādayācitaṃ) Manusmṛti 4. 4-5

### Concept: Immortality (The State) (2 definitions)
- immortality  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अ - मृत (a-mṛta) n. immortality, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=14198.42 ]
- 1. Immortality or an imperishable state. 2. Final beatitude or absolution.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 1 ( a ) Immortality, imperishable state; न मृत्युरासीदमृतं (taṃ) न तर्हि (na mṛtyurāsīdamṛtaṃ na tarhi) Ṛgveda (Max Müller’s Edition) 10. 129. 2; Manusmṛti 12. 85. ( b ) Final beatitude, ( pb ) absolution; तपसा किल्बिषं हंति (tapasā kilbiṣaṃ haṃti) विद्ययामृतमश्नुते (vidyayāmṛtamaśnute) Manusmṛti 12. 104; स श्रिये (sa śriye) चामृताय च (cāmṛtāya ca) Ak

### Concept: Supreme Spirit, Soul (2 definitions)
- The Supreme Spirit  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 21 The Supreme Spirit ( ब्रह्म (brahma) )
- 1. The individual soul. 2. The supreme soul.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — र्भः (rbhaḥ) ) 1 the individual soul 2 the supreme soul

### Liquid: Milk (2 definitions)
- 1. Milk. 2. Clarified butter. 3. Boiled rice.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > milk, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) clarified butter, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ( cf. पञा (pañā) मृत (mṛta) ), boiled rice, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.58 ]
- Milk  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 12 Milk

### Material: Gold (2 definitions)
- gold  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > gold, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.66 ]
- Gold  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 17 Gold

### Material: Quicksilver (Mercury) (2 definitions)
- quicksilver  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > quicksilver, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.68 ]
- Quicksilver  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 18 Quicksilver

### Offering: Residue of a Sacrifice (2 definitions)
- the residue of a sacrifice  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the residue of a sacrifice ( cf. अमृत - भुज् (amṛta-bhuj) ) [ ID=14198.54 ]
- The residue or leavings of a sacrifice  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 7 The residue or leavings of a sacrifice; ( यज्ञशेष (yajñaśeṣa) ) Manusmṛti 3. 285

### Phenomenon: Light, Splendour, Rays (2 definitions)
- 1. A ray of light. 2. A particular metre.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a ray of light, Raghuvaṃśa (Title) x, 59 N. of a metre, Ṛg-veda-prātiśākhya (Title) [ ID=14198.74 ]
- Splendour, light.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 25 Splendour, light. [ cf. Gr. ambrotos, ambrosia; L. immortalis ]

### Quality: Beautiful, Beloved, Desired, Agreeable (2 definitions)
- beautiful, beloved  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > beautiful, beloved, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.06 ]
- Beautiful, agreeable, desired  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0152-a ] अमृत (amṛta) a. 5 Beautiful, agreeable, desired

### Substance: Ghee (Clarified Butter) (2 definitions)
- Clarified butter  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 11 Clari fied butter; अमृतं (taṃ) नाम यत् संतो (amṛtaṃ nāma yat saṃto) मंत्रजिह्वेषु जुह्वति (maṃtrajihveṣu juhvati) Śiśupālavadha 2. 107
- 1. Clarified butter. 2. A sort of iron preparation.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — रः (raḥ) ) 1 clarified butter. 2 a sort of अयः पाक (ayaḥ pāka). ° जः (°jaḥ) raw sugar, molasses ( गुड (guḍa) )

### Symbol: The Number Four (2 definitions)
- the number four  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the number, ‘four’, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.78 ]
- The number four  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 24 The number four

### Technical: Astrological/Astronomical Conjunctions (2 definitions)
- particular conjunctions of lunar asterisms with weekdays or of lunar days with weekdays  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 23 N. of particular conjunctions of Nakṣatras (lunar asterisms) with week days ( वारनक्षत्रयोग (vāranakṣatrayoga) ) or of lunar days with week days ( तिथिवारयोग (tithivārayoga) )
- see under amrita  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — योगः (yogaḥ) see under अमृत (amṛta)

### Adjective: Causing or Conferring Immortality (1 definition)
- Causing immortality.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अमृत (amṛta) [Printed book page 0152-a ] अमृत (amṛta) a. 4 Causing immortality

### Beings: A Goddess (1 definition)
- a goddess  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 82,2] अ - मृता (a-mṛtā) f. a goddess, Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ ID=14198.2 ]

### Concept: Property, Wealth (1 definition)
- Property  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 16 Property

### Concept: Spiritual Liberation, Final Emancipation (1 definition)
- final emancipation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > final emancipation, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.44 ]

### Liquid/Offering: Soma Juice (1 definition)
- The Soma juice  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 5 The Soma juice

### Liquid: Water (1 definition)
- Water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं (taṃ) 9 Water; अमृताध्मातजीमूत (amṛtādhmātajīmūta) Uttararāmacarita 6. 21; अमृतादुन्मथ्यमानात् (amṛtādunmathyamānāt) Kādambarī (Bombay) 136; cf. also the formulas अमृतोपस्तरणमसि स्वाहा (amṛtopastaraṇamasi svāhā) and अमृतापिधानमसि स्वाहा (amṛtāpidhānamasi svāhā) repeated by Brāhmaṇas at the time of sipping water before the commencement and at the end of meals

### Substance: Spirituous Liquor (1 definition)
- spirituous liquor  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > spirituous liquor, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=14198.22 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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