घृताचीghṛtācī

घृताची (ghṛtācī) is a Sanskrit word meaning abounding in or shining with ghee, the sacrificial ladle, dewy night, a kind of serpent, an Apsaras, greasy, abounding in ghee. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them The Apsaras Ghṛtācī, Ghee-Laden / Greasy Quality, The Night.

Etymology
E. घृत ghee, अञ्च to worship, क्विप् and ङीप् affs
Definitions
19
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Meanings by context

The Apsaras Ghṛtācī

8 definitions
an Apsaras

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an apsaras

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Apsara or heavenly nymph of Svarga.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A celestial courtezan

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An apsara or celestial courtesan of Swarga.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of an Apsaras

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An Apsaras

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an Apsaras

The Purana Index

Ghee-Laden / Greasy Quality

4 definitions
abounding in or shining with ghee

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Greasy, abounding in ghee

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Abounding in ghee. 2. A sacrificial ladle for ghee.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Greasy or fat. 2. The sacrificial ladle. 3. The name of an Apsaras.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Night

2 definitions
dewy night

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Night

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Kind of Serpent

1 definition
a kind of serpent

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Containing Water

1 definition
Containing water.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name/Epithet of Sarasvatī

1 definition
an epithet of Sarasvati

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sacrificial Ghee Ladle

1 definition
the sacrificial ladle

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shining (General Quality)

1 definition
Shining

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.