— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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
Meanings by context
The Apsaras Ghṛtācī
8 definitions
घृताची (ghṛtācī) a.
3 Naiṣadhacarita of an apsaras; Naiṣadhacarita 2. 109 (the following are the principal nymphs of Indra's heaven; घृताची (ghṛtācī) मेनका रंभा उर्वशी च तिलोत्तमा । (ghṛtācī menakā raṃbhā urvaśī ca tilottamā .) सुकेशी मंजुधोषाद्याः कथ्यंतेऽप्सरसो बुधैः (sukeśī maṃjudhoṣādyāḥ kathyaṃte'psaraso budhaiḥ)).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
घृत (ghṛta)ाची (ghṛtācī) f. (-ची (-cī)) One of the Apsaras or courtezans of Svarga.
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
घृताची (ghṛtācī) (ची) ((cī)) 3. f. One of the celestial courtezans. [ID=13963]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
घृत (ghṛta)ाची (ghṛtācī)
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
घृताची (ghṛtācī) ghṛtācī, i. e. ghṛta-añc +
— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Ghṛtācī, an Apsaras, wife of Pramati. § 19 (Bhṛgu): I,
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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Ghṛtācī — an Apsaras, mother of ten sons through Rau- drāśva; (Bhadrāśva-M. P.); presiding over the month of Tapas;1 in the sun's chariot in the Āśvayuja month;2 with the Śarat Sun.3
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. IX. 20. 5; XII. 11. 39; Vi. I. 9. 103; Br. II. 23. 13; Br. III. 7. 15. M. 49. 4; Vā. 69. 49; 70. 68.]
[Footnote: 2) Vi. II. 10. 11.]
[Footnote: 3) Br. IV. 33. 19; Vā. 52. 13.]
[ID=4490]
— The Purana Index
Ghee-Laden / Greasy Quality
4 definitions
घृता (ghṛtā)ची (cī) f. (fr. 2. अञ्च् (añc), Pāṇini (Author) vi, 3, 95, Vārtt. 2, Patañjali (Author) ) abounding in ghee, filled with ghee, sprinkling ghee, shining with ghee, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) ix, 1, 4; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) ii, 10, 6 [ID=70037]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
घृताची (ghṛtācī) a.
1 Greasy, abounding in ghee.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
घृताची (ghṛtācī) ghṛta‿ac-ī, a. f. abounding in ghee;
f. sacrificial ladle for ghee. [ID=7283]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
घृताची (ghṛtācī) (only f.) greasy, fat; as subst. the sacrificial ladle (±जुहू (juhū)); N. of an Apsaras. [ID=10070]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Night
2 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
घृताची (ghṛtācī) a.
1 Night.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A Kind of Serpent
1 definition
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Containing Water
1 definition
घृताची (ghṛtācī) a.
2 Containing water.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Name/Epithet of Sarasvatī
1 definition
घृताची (ghṛtācī) a.
2 N. of Sarasvatī.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Sacrificial Ghee Ladle
1 definition
(scil. जुहू (juhū)) the sacrificial ladle (with which the ghee is taken up, poured out, &c.), Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) xiii, 1, 27 [ID=70038]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Shining (General Quality)
1 definition
घृताची (ghṛtācī) a.
3 Shining.
— f.
— 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.