# घृताची (ghṛtācī)

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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 — E. ghṛta ghee, añca to worship, kvip and ṅīp affs
- **SLP1:** `GftAcI`  **IAST:** ghṛtācī  **Devanagari:** घृताची
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghritachi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ghritachi/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** घृताचि (ghṛtāci)

## Meanings by context

### The Apsaras Ghṛtācī (8 definitions)
- an Apsaras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an Apsaras (loved by Bharad-vāja [ Mahābhārata (Title) i, 5103 ff. ] or Vyāsa [ xii, 12188 ff. ] or by Viśvā-mitra [ Rāmāyaṇa (Title) iv, 35, 7 ]; wife of Pramati and mother of Ruru [ Mahābhārata (Title) i, 871; xiii, 2004 ] or wife of Raudrāśva [ Harivaṃśa (Title) 1658; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) ix, 20, 5 ] or of Kuśa-nābha [ Rāmāyaṇa (Title) i, 34, 11 ]) [ ID=70041 ]
- an apsaras  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0478-c ] 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) )
- An Apsara or heavenly nymph of Svarga.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृत (ghṛta) ाची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 311 ] घृत (ghṛta) ाची (ghṛtācī) f. ( - ची (-cī) ) One of the Apsaras or courtezans of Svarga. E. घृत (ghṛta) ghee, अञ्च (añca) to worship, क्विप् (kvip) and ङीप् (ṅīp) affs. [ ID=14506 ]
- A celestial courtezan  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 271-b ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) ( ची ) ((cī)) 3. f. One of the celestial courtezans. [ ID=13963 ]
- An apsara or celestial courtesan of Swarga.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृत (ghṛta) ाची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 256-a ] घृत (ghṛta) ाची (ghṛtācī) f. ( - ची (-cī) ) One of the Apsaras or courtezans of Swarga. E. घृत (ghṛta) ghee, अञ्च (añca) to worship, क्विप् (kvip) and ङीप् (ṅīp) affs. [ ID=14497 ]
- The name of an Apsaras  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0285-b ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) ghṛtācī, i. e. ghṛta-añc + i, f. The name of an Apsaras, MBh. 1, 4821. [ ID=4746 ]
- An Apsaras  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 308-2 ] Ghṛtācī, an Apsaras, wife of Pramati. § 19 (Bhṛgu): I, 5, 871 (wife of Pramati and mother of Ruru).—§ 21 (Pramadvarā): I, 8, 940 (do.).—§ 135 (Śakuntalop.): I, 74, 3055 (among the six principal Apsarases).—§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4821 (among the Apsarases who sang at the birth of Arjuna).—§ 200 (Droṇa): I, 130, 5103 (when Bharadvāja saw Gh. his seed issued, from that seed Droṇa was born).—§ 217 (Caitrarathap.): I, 166, 6329 (do.).— § 269 (Vaiśravaṇasabhāv.): II, 10, 392 (among the Apsarases in the palace of Kubera).—§ 336 (Indralokābh.): III, 43 α, 1784 (among the Apsarases who danced in the palace of Indra).—§ 615 aa (Śrutāvatī): IX, 48, 2826 ( Apsarasaṃ, when Bharadvāja saw Gh. his seed issued, from that seed Śrutāvatī was born).—§ 712 (Śukotpatti): XII, 325, 12188 ( Apsarasaṃ ), 12190, 12193 ( Gh. transformed herself into a she-parrot ( śukī ); when Vyāsa saw her his seed issued, Page309-a+ 63 from that seed Śuka was born).—§ 731 b (Aṣṭāvakra- Diksaṃv.): XIII, 19 β, 1424 (among the Apsarases who danced in the palace of Kubera).—§ 736 b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 2004 (wife of Pramati and mother of Ruru).— § 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 166 β, 7641 (enumeration). [ ID=4147 ]
- an Apsaras  
  *The Purana Index*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 1-568 ] 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 ]

### Ghee-Laden / Greasy Quality (4 definitions)
- abounding in or shining with ghee  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 378,3] 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 ]
- Greasy, abounding in ghee  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0478-c ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) a. 1 Greasy, abounding in ghee
- 1. Abounding in ghee. 2. A sacrificial ladle for ghee.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 089-3 ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) ghṛta‿ac-ī, a. f. abounding in ghee; f. sacrificial ladle for ghee. [ ID=7283 ]
- 1. Greasy or fat. 2. The sacrificial ladle. 3. The name of an Apsaras.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 163 ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) (only f. ) greasy, fat; as subst. the sacrificial ladle (± जुहू (juhū) ); N. of an Apsaras. [ ID=10070 ]

### The Night (2 definitions)
- dewy night  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘dewy’, the night, Atharva-veda (Title) xix, 48, 6; Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) i, 7 [ ID=70039 ]
- Night  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0478-c ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) a. 1 Night

### A Kind of Serpent (1 definition)
- a kind of serpent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘shining like grease’, a kind of serpent, Atharva-veda (Title) x, 4, 24 [ ID=70040 ]

### Containing Water (1 definition)
- Containing water.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0478-c ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) a. 2 Containing water

### Name/Epithet of Sarasvatī (1 definition)
- an epithet of Sarasvati  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0478-c ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) a. 2 N. of Sarasvatī

### Sacrificial Ghee Ladle (1 definition)
- the sacrificial ladle  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 379,1] ( 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 ]

### Shining (General Quality) (1 definition)
- Shining  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > घृताची (ghṛtācī) [Printed book page 0478-c ] घृताची (ghṛtācī) a. 3 Shining. — f

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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