amṛta

amṛta n. (-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. (-taḥ)

1 A god, an immortal.

2 DHANVANTARI, the physician of the gods. f. (-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. (-taḥ-tā-taṃ)

1 Beloved, desired.

2 Beautiful.

3 Immortal, imperishable.

E. a neg. mṛṅa to die, and kta affix; what is immortal, or what makes so; what supports life, &c.

a-mṛta (taṃ) 1. n. Ambrosia; water;
milk; ghee; food; alms;
wealth. (tā) f. Emblic myroba-
lan. a. Immortal; beloved.

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.

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.

a-mṛ́ta, a. immortal; as subst. an immortal; as n. immortality; the drink of immortality, ἀμβροσία. [‘not dead,’ mṛtá, 1284a: cf. ἄ-μβροτος, ‘immortal.’]

amṛta a.

1 Not dead; amṛte jārajaḥ kuṃḍaḥ Ak.

2 Immortal; apāma somamamṛtā abhūma Rv. 8. 48. 3; U. 1. 1; Bg. 14. 27.

3 Imperishable, indestructible, eternal.

4 Causing immortality.

5 Beautiful, agreeable, desired.

— taḥ

1 A god, an immortal, deity.

2 N. of Dhanvantari, physician of the gods; also N. of Indra, of the sun, of Prajāpati, of the soul, Viṣṇu and Śiva.

3 N. of a plant (vanamudga).

4 N. of the root of a plant (vārāhīkaṃda).

— tā

1 Spirituous liquor.

2 N. of various plants; e. g. āmalakī, harītakī, guḍūcī; māgadhī; tulasī, iṃdravāruṇī, jyotiṣmatī, gorakṣadugdhā; ativiṣā; raktatrivṛt; dūrvā, sthūlamāṃsaharītakī.

3 N. of one of the Nāḍīs in the body; Māl. 5. 2.

4 One of the rays of the sun; R. 10. 58.

— taṃ

1 (a) Immortality, imperishable state; na mṛtyurāsīdamṛtaṃ na tarhi Rv. 10. 129. 2; Ms. 12. 85. (b) Final beatitude, (pb) absolution; tapasā kilbiṣaṃ haṃti vidyayāmṛtamaśnute Ms. 12. 104; sa śriye cāmṛtāya ca Ak.

2 The collective body of immortals.

3 (a) The world of immortality, Paradise, Heaven; the power of eternity, immortal light, eternity.

4 Nectar of immortality, ambrosia, beverage of the gods (opp. viṣa) supposed to be churned out of the ocean; devāsurairamṛtamaṃbunidhirmamaṃthe Ki. 5. 30; viṣādaṣyamṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ Ms. 2. 239; viṣamapyamṛtaṃ kvacidbhavedamṛtaṃ vā viṣamīśvarecchayā R. 8. 46; oft. used in combination with words like vāc, vacanaṃ, vāṇī &c; kumārajanmāmṛtasaṃmitākṣaraṃ R. 3. 16; āpyāyitosau vacanāmṛtena Mb.; amṛtaṃ śiśire vahniramṛtaṃ kṣīrabhojanaṃ Pt. 1. 128 the height of pleasure or gratification.

5 The Soma juice.

6 Antidote against poison.

7 The residue or leavings of a sacrifice; (yajñaśeṣa) Ms. 3. 285.

8 Unsolicited alms, alms got without solicitation; mṛtaṃ syādyācitaṃ bhaikṣyamamṛtaṃ syādayācitaṃ Ms. 4. 4-5.

9 Water; amṛtādhmātajīmūta U. 6. 21; amṛtādunmathyamānāt K. 136; cf. also the formulas amṛtopastaraṇamasi svāhā and amṛtāpidhānamasi svāhā repeated by Brāhmaṇas at the time of sipping water before the commencement and at the end of meals.

10 A drug.

11 Clari fied butter; amṛtaṃ nāma yat saṃto maṃtrajihveṣu juhvati Śi. 2. 107.

12 Milk.

13 Food in general.

14 Boiled rice.

15 Any thing sweet, any thing lovely or charming; a sweetmeat.

16 Property.

17 Gold.

18 Quicksilver.

19 Poison.

20 The poison called vatsanābha.

21 The Supreme Spirit (brahma).

22 N. of a sacred place.

23 N. of particular conjunctions of Nakṣatras (lunar asterisms) with week days (vāranakṣatrayoga) or of lunar days with week days (tithivārayoga).

24 The number four.

25 Splendour, light. [cf. Gr. ambrotos, ambrosia; L. immortalis].

Comp.

— aṃśuḥ, karaḥ, dīdhitiḥ, dyutiḥ, raśmiḥ &c. epithets of the moon; amṛtadīdhitireṣa vidarbhaje N. 4. 104; amṛtāṃśūdbhava born from the moon; from whom was born the moon, N. of Viṣṇu.

— akṣara a. immortal and imperishable; kṣaraṃ pradhānamamṛtākṣaraṃ haraḥ Śvet. Up.

— aṃdhas, aśanaḥ, āśin m. ‘one whose food is nectar’; a god, an immortal.

— asu a. whose soul is (pb) immortal.

— āśaḥ

1 N. of Viṣṇu.

2 a god.

— āsaṃgaḥ a sort of collyrium.

— āharaṇaḥ N. of Garuḍa who once stole Amṛta.

— iṣṭakā a kind of sacrificial brick shaped like the golden head of men, beasts &c. (paśuśīrṣāṇi).

— īśaḥ, īśvaraḥ N. of Śiva.

— utpannā a fly. ( nnaṃ), udbhavaṃ a kind of collyrium (kharparītutthaṃ). (

— vaḥ) N. of the Bilva tree.

— kuṃḍaṃ a vessel containing nectar.

— kṣāraṃ sal ammoniac.

— gatiḥ N. of a metre consisting of 40 syllables.

— garbha a. filled with water or nectar; ambrosial. (

— rbhaḥ)

1 the individual soul

2 the supreme soul.

— citiḥ f. an arrangement or accumulation of sacrificial bricks conferring immortality.

— ja a. produced by or from nectar. (

— jaḥ) a sort of plant, Yellow Myrobalan.

— jaṭā N. of a plant (jaṭāmāṃsī).

— taraṃgiṇī moonlight.

— tilakā N. of a metre of

4 lines, also called tvaritagati.

— drava a. shedding nectar. (

— vaḥ) flow of nectar.

— dhāra a. shedding nectar. (

— rā)

1 N. of a metre.

2 flow of nectar.

— paḥ

1 a drinker of nectar, a god or deity.

2 N. of Viṣṇu.

3 one who drinks wine; bhruvamamṛtapanāmavāchaṃyāsāvadharamamuṃ madhupastavājihīte Śi. 7. 42 (where a° has sense 1. also).

— pakṣaḥ

1 having golden or immortal wings, a sort of hawk.

2 the immortal or golden wings of sacrificial fire.

3 fire itself.

— phalaḥ N. of two trees paṭola and pārāvata. (

— lā)

1 a bunch of grapes, vine plant, a grape (drākṣā).

2 = āmalakī. (

— laṃ) a sort of fruit (ruciphala) found in the country of the Mudgalas according to Bhāva P.

— baṃdhuḥ Ved.

1 a god or deity in general.

2 a horse or the moon.

— bhallātakī a sort of medicinal preparation of ghee mentioned by Cakradatta.

— bhuj m. an immortal, a god, deity; one who tastes the sacrificial residues.

— bhū a. free from birth and death.

— mati = °gati q. v.

— maṃthanaṃ churning (of the ocean) for nectar.

— mālinī N. of Durgā.

— yogaḥ see under amṛta.

— rasaḥ

1 nectar, ambrosia; kāvyāmṛtarasāsvādaḥ H. 1; vividhakāvyāmṛtarasān pibāmaḥ Bh. 3. 40.

2 the Supreme spirit. (

— sā)

1 dark-coloured grapes.

2 a sort of cake (Mar. anarsā).

— latā, latikā a nectar-giving creeping plant (guḍūcī).

— vāka a. producing (pb) nectar-like sweet words.

— saṃyāvaṃ a sort of dish mentioned in Bhāva P.

— sāra a. ambrosial; °rāṇi prajñānāni U. 7. (

— raḥ)

1 clarified butter.

2 a sort of ayaḥ pāka. °jaḥ raw sugar, molasses (guḍa).

— sūḥ, sūtiḥ

1 the moon (distilling nectar).

2 mother of the gods.

— sodaraḥ

1 ‘brother of nectar,’ the horse called uccaiḥśravas.

2 a horse in general.

— sravaḥ flow of nectar. (

— vā) N. of a plant and tree (rudaṃtī).

— srut a. shedding or distilling nectar; Ku. 1. 45.

amṛ́ta 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.

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; -bhāṣ-
-aṇa, 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.

a-mṛ́ta mfn. (cf. Pāṇ. vi, 2, 116) not dead, MBh.

immortal, RV. &c.

imperishable, RV.; VS.

beautiful, beloved, L.

a-mṛ́ta m. an immortal, a god, RV. &c.

N. of Śiva

of Viṣṇu, MBh. xiii

of Dhanvantari, L.

the plant Phaseolus Trilobus Ait.

the root of a plant, L.

a-mṛ́ta n. collective body of immortals, RV.

a-mṛ́ta n. world of immortality, heaven, eternity, RV.; VS.; AV. (also āni n. pl. RV. i, 72, 1 and iii, 38, 4)

a-mṛ́ta n. immortality, RV.

final emancipation, L.

the nectar (conferring immortality, produced at the churning of the ocean), ambrosia, RV. (or the voice compared to it, N. Ragh.)

nectar-like food

antidote against poison, Suśr.

N. of a medicament, Śiś. ix, 36; medicament in general, Buddh.

the residue of a sacrifice (cf. amṛta-bhuj)

unsolicited alms, Mn. iv, 4 and 5, water, Naigh.

milk, L. clarified butter, L. (cf. pañāmṛta), boiled rice, L.

anything sweet, a sweetmeat, R. vii, 7, 3

a pear, L.

food, L., property, L.

gold, L.

quicksilver, L.

poison, L.

a particular poison, L.

a ray of light, Ragh. x, 59 N. of a metre, RPrāt.

of a sacred place (in the north), Hariv. 14095, of various conjunctions of planets (supposed to confer long life), L.

the number, ‘four’, L.

amṛta

n. (-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 sweet-
meat.

12. Milk.

13. Poison.

14. A drug or medicament.

15. Quick-
silver.

16. Final emancipation.

m. (-taḥ)

1. A god, an immortal.
2. DHANWANTARI, the physician of the gods.

f. (-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. (-taḥ-tā-taṃ)

1. Beloved, desired.

2. Beautiful.
3. Immortal, imperishable.

E. a neg. mṛṅ to die, and kta affix; what
is immortal or what makes so; what supports life, &c.

amṛta a. 1 Not dead; amṛte jārajaḥ kuṇḍaḥ Ak. -2 Immortal; apāma somamṛtā abhūma Rv.8.48.3; U.1.1. brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāhamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca Bg.14.27. -3 Imperishable, Indestructible, eternal. -4 Causing immortality. -5 Beautiful, agreeable, desired. pāñcajanyābhiṣiktaśca rājā'- mṛtamukho'bhavat Mb.12.40.17. -taḥ 1 A god, an immortal, deity. āruroha yathā devaḥ somo'mṛtamayaṃ ratham Mb.12.37.44. -2 N. of Dhanvantari, physician of the gods; also N. of Indra, of the sun, of Prajāpati, of the soul, Viṣṇu and Śiva. -3 N. of a plant (vanamudga, Mar. maṭakī) -4 N. of the root of a plant (vārāhīkanda, Mar. ḍukarakaṃda). -tā 1 Spirituous liquor. -2 N. of various plants; e. g. āmalakī, harītakī, guḍūcī, māgadhī, tulasī, indravāruṇī, jyotiṣmatī, gorakṣadugdhā, ativiṣā, raktatrivṛt, dūrvā, sthūlamāṃsaharītakī. -3 N. of one of the Nāḍīs in the body; nāḍīnāmudayakrameṇa jagataḥ pañcāmṛtākarṣaṇāt Māl.5.2. -5 One of the rays of the sun; saurībhiriva nāḍībhiramṛtākhyābhirammayaḥ R.10.58. -tam 1 (a) Immortality, imperishable state; na mṛtyurāsīdamṛtaṃ na tarhi Rv.10.129.2; Ms.22.85. (b) Final beatitude, absolution; tapasā kilviṣaṃ hanti vidyayāmṛtamaśrute Ms.12.104; sa śriye cāmṛtāya caAk. -2 The collective body of immortals. -3 (a) The world of immortality, Paradise, Heaven; the power of eternity, immortal light, eternity. -4 Nectar of immortality, ambrosia, beverage of the gods (opp. viṣa) supposed to be churned out of the ocean; devāsurairamṛtamambunidhirmamanthe Ki.5.30; viṣādapyamṛtaṃ grāhyam Ms.2.239; viṣamapyamṛtaṃ kvacidbhavedamṛtaṃ vā viṣamīśvarecchayā R.8.46; oft. used in combination with words like vāc, vacanam, vāṇī &c.; kumārajanmāmṛtasaṃmitākṣaram R.3.16; āpyāyito'sau vacanāmṛtena Mb.; amṛtaṃ śiśire vahniramṛtaṃ kṣīrabhojanam Pt.1.128 the height of pleasure or gratification. -5 The Soma juice. -6 Antidote against poison. -7 The residue or leavings of a sacrifice (yajñaśeṣa); vighasāśī bhavennityaṃ nityaṃ vā'mṛtabhojanaḥ Ms.3.285. -8 Unsolicited alms, alms got without solicitation; mṛtaṃ syādyācitaṃ bhaikṣamamṛtaṃ syādayācitam Ms.4.4-5. -9 Water; mathitāmṛtaphenābhamarajovastramuttamam Rām.5.18.24. amṛtādhmātajīmūta U.6.21; amṛtā- dunmathyamānāt K.136; cf. also the formulas amṛtopastaraṇamasi svāhā and amṛtāpidhānamasi svāhā; Mahānār. Up.7 and 10; repeated by Brāhmaṇas at the time of sipping water before the commencement and at the end of meals. -10 A drug. -11 Clarified butter; amṛtaṃ nāma yat santo mantrajihveṣu juhvati Śi.2.107. -12 Milk; amṛtaṃ ca sudhā caiva sudhā caivāmṛtaṃ tathā Mb.13.67.12. -13 Food in general. -14 Boiled rice. -15 Anything sweet, anything lovely or charming; a sweetmeat. yathāmṛtaghaṭaṃ daṃśā makarā iva cārṇavam Rām.7.7.3. -16 Property. -17 Gold. -18 Quicksilver. -19 Poison. -20 The poison called vatsanābha. -21 The Supreme Spirit (brahman). -22 N. of sacred place. -23 N. of particular conjunctions of Nakṣatras (lunar asterisms) with week days (vāranakṣatrayoga) or of lunar days with week days (tithi- vārayoga). -24 The number four. -25 splendour, light. [cf. Gr. ambrotos, ambrosia; L. immortalis]. cf. amṛtaṃ vāri surayornirvāṇe cātisundare | ayācite yajñaśeṣe puṃsi dhanvantare'pi ca | pīyūṣe ca dhṛte dīptāvācārye vibudhe'pi ca | harītakyāmāma- lakyāṃ galūcyāmapi tatstriyām | Nm. -Comp. -aṃśuḥ, -karaḥ, -dīdhitiḥ, -dyutiḥ, -raśmiḥ &c. epithets of the moon; amṛtadīdhitireṣa vidarbhaje N.4.104; amṛtāṃśūdbhava born from the moon; from whom was born the moon, N. of Viṣṇu. -aṃśukaḥ An interior variety of gems having white rays, Kau. A.2.11. -akṣara a. immortal and imperishable; kṣaraṃ pradhānamamṛtākṣaraṃ haraḥ Śvet. Up. -agrabhūḥ N. of the horse of Indra (uccaiḥśravas); amṛtāgrabhuvaḥ pureva puccham Śi. 20.43. -andhas, -aśanaḥ, -āśin m. 'one whose food is nectar'; a god, an immortal. -apidhānam Water sipped after eating nectar-like food so as to overlay it like a cover. -asu a. whose soul is immortal; amṛtāsurvardhamānaḥ sujanmā Av.5.1.1. -āśaḥ 1 N. of Viṣṇu. -2 a god; idaṃ kāryamamṛtāśāḥ śṛṇomi Mb.12.299.7. -āsaṅgaḥ a sort of collyrium. -āharaṇaḥ N. of Garuḍa who once stole Amṛita. -iṣṭakā a kind of sacrificial brick shaped like the golden head of men, beasts &c. (paśuśīrṣāṇi). -īśaḥ, īśvaraḥ N. of Śiva. -utpannā a fly. (-nnam), -udbhavam 1 A kind of collyrium (kharparītuttham). -2 Potassium permanganate -upastaraṇam Water sipped as a substratum for the nectar-like food. (-vaḥ) N. of the Bilva tree. -odanaḥ Name of a son of Siṁhahanu, and uncle of Śākyamuni. -karaḥ, -kiraṇaḥ 'nectar-rayed', the moon. -kuṇḍam a vessel containing nectar. -kṣāram sal ammoniac. (Mar. navasāgara). -gatiḥ N. of a metre consisting of 40 syllables. -garbha a. filled with water or nectar; ambrosial. (-rbhaḥ) 1 the individual soul. -2 the Supreme Soul. -3 child of immortality (said of sleep); devānāmamṛtagarbho'si svapna Av.6.46.1. -citiḥ f. an arrangement or accumulation of sacrificial bricks conferring immortality. -ja a. produced by or from nectar. (-jaḥ) a sort of plant, Yellow Myrobalan (Mar. hiraḍā). -jaṭā N. of a plant (jaṭāmāsī). -taraṅgiṇī moonlight. -tilakā N. of a metre of 4 lines, also called tvaritagati. -drava a. shedding nectar. (-vaḥ) flow of nectar. -dhāra a. shedding nectar. (-rā) 1 N. of a metre. -2 flow of nectar. -nandanaḥ A pavilion with 58 pillars (Matsya P.270.8.). -nādopaniṣad f. 'The sound of immortality', Name of an Upaniṣad. -paḥ 1 a drinker of nectar' a god or deity. -2 N. of Viṣṇu. -3 one who drinks wine; dhruvamamṛtapanāmavāñchayāsāvadharamamuṃ madhupastavā- jihīte Śi.7.42. (where a˚ has sense 1 also). -pakṣaḥ 1 having golden or immortal wings, a sort of hawk. -2 the immortal or golden wings of sacrificial fire. -3 fire itself. -phalaḥ N. of two trees paṭola and pārāvata. (-lā) 1 a bunch of grapes, vine plant, a grape (drākṣā) -2 = āmalakī. (-lam) a sort of fruit (ruciphala) found in the country of the Mudgalas according to Bhāva P. -bandhuḥ Ved. 1 a god or deity in general. -2 a horse or the moon. -3 A friend or keeper of immortality; tāṃ devā anvajāyanta bhadrā amṛtabandhavaḥ Rv.10.72.5. -bindū- paniṣad f. 'drop of nectar', :N. of an Upaniṣad of the Atharvaveda. -bhallātakī a sort of medicinal preparation of ghee mentioned by Chakradatta. -bhavanam N. of a monastery (built by Amṛitaprabha); Raj. T. -bhuj m. an immortal, a god, deity; one who tastes the sacrificial residues. -bhū a. free from birth and death. -mati = ˚gati q. v. -manthanam 1 churning (of the ocean) for nectar. -2 N. of the chapters 17 to 19 of Mb.1. -mālinī N. of Durgā. -mūrtiḥ The moon; āpyāyayatyasau lokaṃ vadanāmṛtamūrtinā Bhāg.4.16.9. -yogaḥ see under amṛta. -rasaḥ 1 nectar, ambrosia; kāvyāmṛtarasāsvādaḥ H.1; vividhakāvyāmṛtarasān pivāmaḥ Bh.3.40. -2 the Supreme Spirit. (-sā) 1 dark-coloured grapes. -2 a sort of cake (Mar. anarsā). -latā, -latikā a nectar-giving creeping plant (guḍūcī). -vāka a. producing nectar like sweet words. -saṃyāvam a sort of dish mentioned in Bhāva P. -sāra a. ambrosial; ˚rāṇi prajñānāni U.7. (-raḥ) 1 clarified butter. -2 a sort of ayaḥpāka. ˚jaḥ raw sugar, molasses (guḍa). -sūḥ, -sūtiḥ 1 the moon (distilling nectar). -2 mother of the gods. -sodaraḥ 1 'brother of nectar', the horse called uccaiḥśravas. -2 a horse in general. -sravaḥ flow of nectar. (-vā) N. of a plant and tree (rudantī-rudravantī; Mar. rānaharabharā). -strut a. shedding or distilling nectar; svareṇa tasyāmamṛtasruteva Ku.1.45.

amṛta amṛta a. (mṛ) immortel.

Au fig. excellent, désirable, beau.

— S. m. Vd. un immortel, un dieu, un prêtre.

np. Dhanvantari.

— F. amṛtā diverses plantes: phyllanthus emblica, terminalia citrina, menispermum glabrum, poivre long, ocymum sanctum; liqueur fermentée telle que le soma.

— N. amṛta l'ambroisie; tout objet offert dans le Sacrifice, tel que l'eau, le beurre clarifié, le soma, le riz, etc.;

toute chose d'où peut provenir quelque bien, telle que: aliment, richesse, or, beurre, lait, aliment doux, confiture, médicament.

Au fig. aumône, consistant surtout en boulettes de riz nommées piṇḍa.

Vif argent.

Une des 21 virāṭ de la gāyatrī. Gr. etc.

amṛtataraṅgiṇī, f. m à m. flot d'ambroisie c-à-d. rayon de la lune.

amṛtadīdhiti m. (dīdhi) la Lune.

amṛtavallī f. menispermum glabrum, bot.

amṛtasāraja m. (sāra-jan) cassonade.

amṛtasū m. (sū) la Lune.

amṛtasodara m. cheval, [frère de l'ambroisie parce que ucchaiśravas est né avec elle].

amṛtasvādanīya a. qui a la saveur agréable de l'ambroisie.

amṛtāndhas m. (andhas) un dieu [qui vit d'ambroisie].

amṛtāśana m. (aś) mms.

amṛtāsaṅga m. (āsaṅga) sorte de collyre, nommé aussi amṛtodbhava.

amṛtāharaṇa m. (ā-hṛ) le ravisseur de l'ambroisie, garuḍa.

amṛtotpannā f. (ut-pad) mouche.

amṛtotdbhava a. (ut-bhū) né de l'ambroisie ou avec elle; cf. amṛtāsaṅga.

a-mṛta- a. v. non mort; immortel; m. immortel, dieu; Viṣṇu; nt. immortalité; breuvage d'immortalité; n. d'un médicament ; aumône volontaire; douceur, sucrerie ; rayon (de lumière); -ā- f. n. de plantes diverses; de la mère de Parīkṣit; -ī-bhū- devenir immortel; -tva- nt. immortalité; fait d'être ambroisie.

°kara- °kiraṇa- m. lune; °dīdhiti- id.

°tejas- m. n. d'un Vidyādhara; °prabha- id.

°drava- a. qui répand l'ambroisie (dit du rayon de la lune).

°pa- m. Viṣṇu.

°pāyin- a. qui boit de l'ambroisie (fig..

°prāśana- °prāśin- m. dieu; °bhuj- id.; qui mange les restes du sacrifice; °bhojana- id.

°megha- m. nuage d'ambroisie.

°bhāṣaṇa- nt. paroles ambrosiaques.

°megha- m. nuage d'ambroisie.

°raśmi- m. lune.

°rasa- m. ambroisie; a. qui a la saveur de l'ambroisie.

°latā- °latikā- f. plante grimpante qui donne de l'ambroisie.

°vapus- m. Viṣṇu.

°varti- f. collyre ambrosiaque.

°varṣin- a. qui fait pleuvoir de l'ambroisie.

°śiśira- a. frais comme ambroisie.

°saṃbhava- a. émanant de l'ambroisie.

°srut- a. qui laisse couler l'ambroisie (rayon de la lune).

°hrada- m. lac d'ambroisie.

amṛtāṃśu- m. lune.

amṛtāñjana- nt. = °varti-.

amṛtātman- a. fait d'ambroisie.

amṛtāśa- m. dieu; Viṣṇu.

amṛtaughā- f. n. de rivière.

amṛ́ta (3. a + mṛta) P. 6, 2, 116.

1) adj. f. ā .

a) nicht gestorben BRĀHMAṆ. 3, 18.

— b) unsterblich Kār. zu P. 3, 2, 188. yadyū̀yaṃ pṛ̂śnimātarò martā̂sàḥ syātâna . stòtā vô àmṛtâḥ syāt .. ṚV. 1, 38, 4. martêṣvàgniràmṛtò ni dhā̂yi 7, 4, 4. apā̂mà somâmàmṛtā̂ abhūma 8, 48, 1. 1, 166, 3. 3, 20, 3. 4, 35, 8. u. s. w. ŚAT. BR. 2, 2, 2, 8. wie die Götter unsterblich wurden 9, 5, 1, 7. 11, 2, 3, 6. unsterblich wird man nur karmaṇā vidyayā vā 10, 4, 3, 9. tasya ha prajāpateḥ . ardhameva martyamardhamamṛtam 1, 3, 2. 4, 1. BṚH. ĀR. UP. 1, 4, 6. ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 3, 1. BHAG. 14, 27. subst. ein unsterbliches, gottähnliches Wesen H. an. 3, 236. MED. t. 77. tamā nô àrkamàmṛtā̂yà juṣṭâmìme dhā̂suràmṛtā̂saḥ purā̀jāḥ ṚV. 7, 97, 5. kasyâ nū̀naṃ kâtàmasyā̀mṛtā̂nā̀ṃ manā̂mahè cārû dèvasyà nāmâ 1, 24, 1. 72, 2. 10. 189, 3. 3, 21, 1. 4, 42, 1. u. s. w. fem.: yadā̂sù martô àmṛtā̂su nìspṛk 10, 95, 9. 17, 2.

— c) unvergänglich: kùvinmè vasvô àmṛtâsyà śikṣā̂ḥ ṚV. 3, 43, 5. īśè hya1^\gniràmṛtâsyà bhūrèrīśê rā̀yaḥ sùvīryâsyà dātôḥ 7, 4, 6. ìdaṃ tyatpātrâmindràpānàmindrâsya prìyamàmṛtâmapāyi 6, 44, 16. VS. 4, 18. 26. yajjyotîràntaràmṛtâṃ pràjāsû 34, 3. Auf solche Stellen mag zum Theil die Bedeutung Gold gegründet sein; vgl. 4, 1.

— d) = sundara schön und = atihṛdya sehr lieblich VYĀḌI im ŚKDR. (hier als m.).

— 2) m.

a) Gott, s. u. 1,b.

— b) N. einer Wurzel (vārāhīkanda) RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

— c) N. einer Pflanze, Phaseolus trilobus Ait. (vanamudga) id.

— d) ein Bein. Śiva's ŚIV.

— e) ein Bein. Dhanvantari's H. an. 3, 236. MED. t. 77.

— 3) f. °tā .

a) ein berauschendes Getränk RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

— b) N. verschiedener Pflanzen:

α) Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (āmalakī) AK. 2, 4, 2, 38. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. an. 3, 237. MED. t. 77. RĀJAN. im ŚKDR. AINSLIE, Mat. ind. 2, 245.

— β) Terminalia citrina Roxb. (harītakī, pathyā) AK. 2, 4, 2, 39. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. an. 3, 237. MED. t. 77. RĀJAN. = campādeśajasthūlamāṃsā harītakī . sā virecano (sic) praśastā RĀJAVALLABHA im ŚKDR.

— γ) Cocculus cordifolius DC. (guḍūcī) AK. 2, 4, 3, 1. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. 1157. H. an. MED. t. SUŚR. 2, 106, 2. 8. 116, 7. 207, 8. 256, 3. 522, 4. Vgl. amṛtavallī .

— δ) Piper longum L. (māgadhī) H. an. MED.

— ε) Ocymum sanctum L. (tulasī) ŚABDAM. im ŚKDR.

— ζ) Cucumis colocynthis (indravāruṇī) RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

— η) Halicacabum cardiospermum (jyotiṣmatī) id.

— θ) = gorakṣadugdhā id.

— ι) = ativiṣā id.

— κ) = raktatrivṛt id.

— λ) Panicum dactylon (dūrvā) id.

— c) N. pr. Mutter von Parīkṣit MBH. 1, 3794. LIA. I, Anh. XXIV. Tochter Siṃhahanu's und Schwester Amṛtodana's SCHIEFNER, Lebensb. 233 (3).

— 4) n.

a) das Unsterbliche, d. i. die Gesammtheit der Unsterblichen: nìvèśayânnàmṛtàṃ martyâṃ ca ṚV. 1, 35, 2. (stṛṇīta barhiḥ) yatrā̀mṛtâsyà cakṣâṇam 13, 5. tatrā̀mṛtâsyà cetânam 170, 4.

— b) Unsterblichkeit: dèvebhyàḥ kamâvṛṇīta mṛ̀tyuṃ pràjāyaì kamàmṛtàṃ nāvṛ̂ṇīta ṚV. 10, 13, 4. na mṛ̀tyurā̂sīdàmṛtàṃ na tarhî 129, 2. dakṣîṇāvanto àmṛtâṃ bhajante 1, 125, 6. sūryâsya bhā̀ge àmṛtâsya lòke AV. 8, 1, 1. ṚV. 1, 83, 15. 10, 121, 2. ŚAT. BR. 7, 3, 1, 46. u.s.w. 14, 9, 1, 30 (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 1, 3, 28). ĪŚOP. 11. prajātiramṛtamānanda ityupasthe TAITT. UP. 3, 10, 3. M. 12, 85. 104.

— c) die Welt der Unsterblichkeit, das ewige Reich, die Ewigkeit: uṣâḥ pratī̀cī bhuvânānì viśvòrdhvā tîṣṭhasyàmṛtâsya kètuḥ ṚV. 3, 61, 3. àmṛtâsyà panthā̂m 4, 35, 3. àmṛtâsyà nābhîḥ 58, 1. śṛ̀ṇvantù viśvê àmṛtâsya pùtrāḥ 10, 13, 1. 1, 91, 18. àmṛtâsyà patnī̂ heissen die Morgenröthen 4, 5, 13. die Wasser VS. 6, 34. Aditi 21, 5. Kuhū AV. 7, 47, 2. dvìtā vyū̀rṇvannàmṛtâsyà dhāmâ ṚV. 9, 94, 2. dèvā îvā̀mṛtàṃ rakṣâmāṇāḥ AV. 3, 30, 7. pl. die Kräfte der Ewigkeit: vìśvarū̂po àmṛtā̂ni tasthau ṚV. 3, 38, 4. sàtrā câkrā̀ṇo àmṛtā̂nì viśvā̂ 1, 72, 1.

— d) der Trank der Unsterblichkeit, Lebensessenz, ἀμβροσία AK. 1, 1, 1, 44. 3, 4, 104. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. 89. an. 3, 235. MED. t. 76. àpsva1^\ntaràmṛtâmàpsu bhêṣàjam ṚV. 1, 23, 19. manyê bhejā̀no àmṛtâsya tarhì hirâṇyavarṇā̀ atṛ̂paṃ yàdā vâḥ AV. 3, 13, 6. goṣû prìyamàmṛtàṃ rakṣâmāṇā ṚV. 1, 71, 9. àpā̀ra ū̀rve àmṛtàṃ duhā̂nāḥ 3, 1, 14. 1, 112, 3. 164, 21. VS. 2, 34. AV. 3, 12, 8. amṛtāhutiḥ AIT. BR. 2, 14. M. 2, 162. 239. INDR. 1, 27. amṛtahrada ŚĀK. 100, 17. phalānyamṛtakalpāni R. 5, 74, 6. pātālādamṛtamānīya catvāro 'pi jīvāpitāḥ VET. 33, 20. Häufig wird die Rede oder die Stimme mit amṛta verglichen: vācaṃ tāmamṛtopamām N. 12, 42. RAGH. 3, 16. °vāṇī ŚRUT. 5. °rutā 35. vacanāmṛta HIT. 25, 2. der Gipfel aller Genüsse: amṛtaṃ śiśire vahniramṛtaṃ priyadarśanam . amṛtaṃ rājasanmānamamṛtaṃ saṃgatiḥ satām .. PAÑCAT. I, 144. Entsteht bei der Quirlung des Oceans MBH. 1, 1094. fgg. R. 1, 45. HARIV. 12185. VP. 75. fgg. befindet sich im Monde 238. fgg. Vgl. amṛtataraṃgiṇī, amṛtadīdhiti, amṛtadyuti, amṛtasū .

— e) N. einer Mixtur gegen Vergiftung SUŚR. 2, 250, 17. 285, 9. = rasāyana H. an. 3, 236. = auṣadha RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

— f) Ueberbleibsel eines Opfers AK. 2, 7, 28. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. 834. an. 3, 235. MED. t. 76. vighasāśī bhavennityaṃ nityaṃ vāmṛtabhojanaḥ . vighaso bhuktaśeṣaṃ tu yajñaśeṣaṃ tathāmṛtam .. M. 3, 285.

— g) unerbettelte, freiwillig dargebotene Almosen AK. 2, 9, 3. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. 866. an. 3, 235. MED. t. 77. ṛtāmṛtābhyāṃ jīvettu u. s. w. amṛtaṃ syādayācitam M. 4, 4. 5.

— h) N. pr. eines Ortes: kṣīrodasyottare kūle udīcyāṃ diśi devatāḥ . amṛtaṃ nāma paramaṃ sthānamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ .. HARIV. 14095. amṛteśaya erscheint ebend. S. 927, Z. 4, v. u. als ein Beiname Viṣṇu's. Die Lexicographen führen noch folgende Bedeutungen an:

i) Wasser NAIGH. 1, 12. AK. 1, 2, 3, 3. 3, 4, 14, 78. TRIK. 3, 3, 143. H. 1069. an. 3, 235. MED. t. 76.

— k) Gold NAIGH. 1, 2. H. an. 3, 236. Vgl. 1,c. und amṛteṣṭakā .

— l) geklärte Butter (ghṛta) H. an. 3, 236. MED. t. 76.

— m) Milch H. an. RĀJAN. im ŚKDR. warme Milch H. ś. 98.

— n) Speise (jagdhi) H. an.

— o) gekochter Reis (anna) id.

— p) Süssigkeit (svādu) id.

— q) Liebliches (hṛdya) id.

— r) Eigenthum (sva) id.

— s) eine Art Gift, viṣasāmānya und vatsanābha RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

— t) Quecksilber id.

— u) Strahl YĀDAVA bei MALLIN. zu RAGH. 10, 59. ŚAṂK. zu BṚH. ĀR. UP. 4, 4, 16.

— v) die letzte Befreiung (mokṣa) AK. 1, 1, 4, 15. TRIK. 1, 1, 134. 3, 3, 143. H. 74. an. 3, 235. MED. t. 77.

amṛta

1)

a) hatvā cainaṃ nāmṛtaḥ syādayaṃ me MBH. 13, 23.

— b) Z. 3 lies 8, 48, 3 st. 8, 48, 1. subst. ein unsterbliches Wesen, ein Gott Spr. 4302.

— 3)

b)

λ) sarvauṣadhīnāmamṛtā (= dūrvā Schol.) pradhānā Spr. 5208.

— d) Bein. der Dākṣāyaṇī Verz. d. Oxf. H. 39,b,19. 31.

— e) N. der ersten Kalā des Mondes Verz. d. Oxf. H. 18,b,24.

— 4)

b) Spr. 3561. 4302. 4331.

— e) ein best. Heilmittel ŚIŚ. 9, 36. Arzenei überh. WASSILJEW 199.

— p) yathāmṛtaghaṭaṃ daṃśāḥ (viśanti) R. 7, 7, 3. amṛta = kṣaudra Schol.

— u) saurībhiriva nāḍībhiramṛtākhyābhiḥ RAGH. 10, 59.

— v) Verz. d. Oxf. H. 258,b,10.

— w) ein Metrum von 4 x 54 Silben ṚV. PRĀT. 17, 4. Ind. St. 8, 107. 111.

amṛta

4)

m) Spr. (II) 2986.

a-mṛ́ta, a., un-sterblich [mṛtá von mṛ]; 2) übertragen auf Dinge: unsterblich = unvergänglich oder dem Unsterblichen zukommend; 3) m., f., der, die Unsterbliche = Gott, Göttin, insbesondere 4) víśve amṛ́tās = víśve devā́s, alle Götter; 5) n., das Unsterbliche als Sammelname für die Gesammtheit der Götter; 6) n., das Unsterbliche als Götterwelt oder Götterreich gedacht; bisweilen als persönliches Wesen aufgefasst, als dessen Söhne die Götter dargestellt werden; 7) n., der Unsterblichkeitstrank, ἀμβροσία häufig auf die ins Feuer gegossene Opferbutter (havís), oder auf den Somatrank bezogen, mit den Beiwörtern cā́ru, mádhu; 8) n., die Unsterblichkeit.

-a 3) agne {44,5}; {248,7}; {307,5}; {26,9}; {446,5}; {448,4}; {462,10}; (sóma) {668,3}; {822,4}; (indra) {385,13}; (rudra) {114,6}.

-as 1) stotā́ {38,4}; hótā {337,1} (agnís). 3) von Agni: {201,1. 2}; {235,18}; {237,1}; {298,1}; {301,2}; {445,2}; {520,4}; {871,7. 8}; {58,1}; {70,4}; {77,1}; {680,11}; índus {803,2}; (índras) {536,7}.

-am [m.] 1) yamásya jātám {83,5}; kavím {263,5}; dūtám {456,8}; {532,1}; jātávedasam {489,1}; {683,5} [an diesen Stellen v. Agni]; (mā́m): {825,8. 11}. 3) agním {456,6}; {44,5}; {68,4}; {263,13}.

-am [n.] 2) śrávas {287,15}; {597,6}; {633,12}; bhū́ma {159,2}; nā́ma {411,5}; jyótis {450,4}; {592,1}; havís {786,6}. 5) {35,2} (martíam ca). 6) {125,6}; {916,3}; {1021,7}. 7) {23,19}; {71,9}; {72,6}; {235,14}; {260,7}; {356,3}; {357,4}; {478,3}; {485,16. 23}; {786,4}; {838,3}. 8) {125,6}; {185,6}; {839,4}; {856,12}; {947,2}; {955,2}.

-ena 7) {516,18}.

-āya 1) devā́ya (agnáye) {299,3}. 2) vā́jāya {799,5}; kṣáyāya {821,3}. 3) (agnáye) {298,9}; {917,11}; índrāya {613,5}; {774,6}. 5) {259,2}; {268,2}; {651,9}. 6) {91,18}; {879,10}. 7) {948,5}. 8) {818,8}.

-āt 2) jánmanas {1002,4}. 8) {575,12}.

-asya 2) vásvas {277,5}; ū́rjas {457,25}. 3) (agnés) {254,3}; {838,6}; (índrasya) {312,14}; {462,3}; (sómasya) {43,9}. 5) {13,5} cákṣaṇam; {170,4} cétanam. 6) rā́jānas {919,4}; {122,11}; nā́bhim {231,1}; {251,4}; {401,2}; nā́bhis {354,1}; {710,15}; ketús {295,3}; ketúnā {448,6}; majmánā {112,3}; lokám {911,20}; dhā́ma {806,2}; {809,32}; gopā́m {662,2}; persönlich gedacht: pátnīs {301,13}; sūnávas {493,9}; putrā́s {839,1}. 7) bhāgám {164,21}; rakṣitā́ {448,7}; gopā́s {450,3}; vratā́ni {782,4}; śrávāṃsi {820,4}; dhárman {822,4}; rátham (agnés) {837,9}; nidhís {1012,3}; rājasi {382,2}; īśire {412,1}; ī́śe {520,6}; bhíkṣamāṇas {782,2}; rihánti {949,3}. 8) pánthām {331,3}; dádāta {573,6}.

-e [L.] 2) loké {825,7}.

-ā [V. d.] 3) (aśvinau) {396,18}.

-āsas [V.] 3) {166,13} marutas.

-ās [V.] 1) víprās {554,8}. 3) {689,10}; {411,8}.

-āsas [N.] 1) devā́sas {123,1}; devā́s {192,14}; saúdhanvanās {331,8}. 3) {396,5}; {591,3}; {613,5}; {727,2}; {737,4}; {836,3}. 4) {127,8}.

-ās [N. m.] 1) devā́s {238,11}; {423,4}; {842,8}; {891,14}; {892,1}; {895,9}; {896,11}; ({551,15}); ū́māsas {166,3}; {668,3} (wir). 3) {72,10}; {90,3}; {356,12}; {527,1}; {579,5}; {710,6}; {892,5}. 4) {59,1}; {72,2}; {297,10}; {338,1}.

-ān 1) devā́n {456,18}; {533,4}; {892,13}. 3) {520,5}.

-āni 2) nā́ma {949,4}. 6) {272,4}. 7) {72,1}; {965,6}.

-ā [n.] 2) dhā́māni {289,10}. 6) {35,6}.

-ebhis 3) {846,10}. 4) {189,3}.

-ānām 3) katamásya {24,1}; prathamásya {24,2}; návedasas {857,3}. 4) upásthe {521,1}.

-ānaam 3) gī́r {900,3}; ī́śīya {859,8}.

-eṣu 1) devéṣu {262,5}. 3) {193,9}; {255,1}; {260,3}; {339,1}; {456,10}; {858,5}.

-ā [f.] 3) {113,13} (uṣā́s).

-ām 3) {843,2} (saraṇyū́m).

-e [d. f.] 1) dyā́vā {113,2}; devī́ {259,3}.

-ās [N. f.] 1) devī́s {299,12}. 3) {62,10}.

-āsu 3) {921,9} (gnā́su).

amṛ́ta

— 1) Adj. (f. ā)

— a) nicht gestorben MBH. 1,159,17. 13,1,23.

— b) unsterblich.

— c) unvergänglich.

— d) *schön , lieblich.

— 2) m.

— a) ein Gott.

— b) Bein.

— α) Śiva's.

— β) *Dhanvantari's.

— c) *Plaseolus trilobus Ait.

— d) *Yamswurzel.

— 3) f. ā

— a) eine Göttin.

— b) Cocculus_cordifolius Dc. , Panicum Dactylon Spr. 6959. *Emblica_officinalis Gaertn. , *Terminalia_citrina Roxb. , *Piper_longum L. , *Ocimum sanetum , *Koloquinthengurke , *Halicacabum cardiospermum u.s.w.

— c) *ein berauschendes Getränk.

— d) die erste Kalā des Mondes.

— e) Bein. der Dākṣāyaṇī.

— f) N.pr.

— α) der Mutter des Parīkṣit.

— β) einer Schwester Amṛtodana's.

— 4) n.

— a) Gesammtheit der Unsterblichen.

— b) Welt der Unsterblichkeit , das ewige Reich.

— c) das Nichtwegsterben ṚV. 1,159,2. 7,57,6.

— d) Unsterblichkeit.

— e) die letzte Befreiung.

— f) Unsterblichkeitstrank , ἀμβροσία , nektar. Häufig so v.a. der Gipfel aller Genüsse.

— g) Süssigkeit R. 7,7,3.

— h) ein best. Heilmittel ; Arzenei überh.

— i) Ueberbleibsel eines Opfers ; vgl. BHAG. 4,31.

— k) unerbetteltes Almosen.

— l) Wasser Spr. 7806. (zugleich Nektar ).

— m) Milch Spr. 2986. *warme Milch.

— n) *geklärte Butter.

— o) *gekochter Reis.

— p) *Speise.

— q) *Birne MADANAV. 68,57.

— r) Gold.

— s) *Quecksilber.

— t) *Gift überh. und *ein best. Gift.

— u) Strahl.

— v) *Eigenthum.

— w) ein best. Metrum.

— x) N.pr. eines Sitzes der Götter im Norden.

amṛ́ta unsterblich ; m. Gott; n. Unsterblichkeit, Götterwelt, Unsterblichkeitstrank, Nektar.

Amṛta 3. f)g) N. eines Flusses, Hemādri 1, 314, 12.

— 4. 1) Wasser, auch H 6, 134; S I, 200, 3.

Amṛta m. N. pr. eines Prakrit-Dichters, Hāla 43; *eines Schlangendämons, Mahāvy. 168.

amṛta (KARM. ex a priv. et mṛta mortuus) 1) Adj. immor-

talis. BR. 3. 18. BH. 14. 27. 2) n. deorum cibus, immor-

talitatem afferens, ambrosia. IN. 1. 26.

amṛta;
kaivalyaṃ nirvāṇaṃ niḥśreyasamamṛtamakṣaraṃ brahma .
apunarbhavo'pavargo muktirmokṣo mahānandaḥ .. 124 ..
1.1.1.124

amṛta;
amṛtaṃ tridaśāhāraḥ sudhā pīyūṣamucyate .. 133 ..
1.1.1.133

amṛta;
āpastoyaṃ ghanarasapayaḥ puṣkaraṃ meghapuṣpaṃ,
kaṃ pānīyaṃ salilamudakaṃ vāri vāḥ śambaraṃ ca .
arṇaḥ pāthaḥ kuśajalavanaṃ kṣīramambho'mbu nīraṃ,
proktaṃ prājñairbhuvanamamṛtaṃ jīvanīyaṃ dakaṃ ca .. 648 ..
3.1.1.648

amṛta tri0 na mṛtaḥ . 1 maraṇaśūnye jīvite “amṛte jārajaḥ
kuṇḍaḥ” amaraḥ “apāma somamamṛtā abhūma” iti śrutiḥ
maraṇañcātra “ābhūtasaṃplavasthānamamṛtatvaṃ hi bhāṣyate iti”
viṣṇu pu0 uktam mahākalpāvasthāyitvaṃ, devānāmapi tathaivā-
mṛtatvam “kāryyātyaye tadadhyakṣeṇa sahātaḥ paramāmnāyāt”
śā0 sū0 kāryyabrahmaṇā saha sarvveṣāṃ layābhidhānāt . na
mṛtaṃ maraṇaṃ yasmāt . 2 pīyūṣe tatsevane hi amṛtatvaṃ
bhāratādau prasiddham . tacca prathamaṃ pṛthūpadiṣṭairdairvarindraṃ vatsaṃ
kṛtvā gorūpadharāyāḥ pṛthvā dugdham paścācca durvāsaḥ-
śāpāt samudramadhyaṃ gatam tato devāsuraiḥ samudre mathite
punarutpannamiti paurāṇikī kathānusandheyā “devāsurairamṛta-
masvunidhirmamante” kirā0 na vai devā aśnanti pibanti
etadevāmṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā tṛpyanti” cā0 u0 . “amṛtadīdhitireṣa
vidarbhaje . bhajasi tāpamanuṣyakimaṃśubhiḥ . yadi bhavanti
mṛtāḥ sakhi! candrikāḥ iti” naiṣadham . 3 jale tasya
prāṇahetutvāt amṛtatvam . “annamayaṃ hi saumya! mana
āpomayaḥ prāṇaḥ” ityupakramya ṣoḍaśakalaḥ saumya!
puruṣaḥ pañcadaśāhāni māśīḥ kāmamapaḥ pibāpomayaḥ
prāṇo na pibato vicchetsyate” chā0 u0 . jalapānābhāve
prāṇavicchedaukteḥ tatpāne ca prāṇavṛddheḥ jalasya maraṇāhetu-
tvam . “amṛtopastaraṇamasi svāhā” “amṛtāpidhānamasi
svāheti” āpośanamantraḥ . 4 ghṛte tasya, “āyurvai ghṛta”
mityukterāyurjanakatvāt maraṇāhetutvāttathātvam . “amṛtaṃ
nāma yat santomantrajihveṣu juhvati . śobhaiva mandarakṣu-
vdhakṣubhitāmbhodhivarṇanā” māghaḥ . 5 pārade tasya ca rasā-
yanādinā pāne “abhrakastava vījantu mama vojantu pāradaḥ
anayormelanaṃ devi! mṛtyudāridryanāśanam” ityukteḥ bahu-
kālajīvanahetutvāt tathātvam raseśvaranarśane vivaraṇam .
6 yajñaśiṣṭe dravye “yajñaśeṣo'mṛtaṃ smṛta” mityuktestathātvam .
7 ayācite vastuni “mṛtaṃ svādyācitaṃ bhaikṣyamamṛtaṃ syād-
dayācitam” manūktestasya maraṇarūpāpamānahetuyācanaśūnya-
tvāt tathātvam . “ṛtāmṛtābhyāṃ jīveta” manuḥ . 8 dugdhe
tasya dehadhārakatvena maraṇāhetutvāt tathātvam . 9 anne “anna-
mūlaṃ hi jīvana” mityuktestathātvam . na mriyate kṣīyate . 10 svarṇe .
“agnau suvarṇamakṣīṇamiti” yā0 uktestasya vahnau
bahutāpane'pi akṣīṇatvāttathātvam ataeva tasya taijasatvaṃ
“svarṇaṃ taijasamatyantānalasantāpe'pi anāśyatvādityanumānena”
si0 mu0 sādhitam . evadabhiprāyeṇaiva “amṛtaṃ vai hiraṇya-
mityuktamā śata0 brā0 . 11 bhakṣaṇīyadravyamātre, tasyānnavattathā-
tvam 12 svādudravye amṛtatulyasvādavattvāt . 13 tatsādhane
dravyetri0 “ādityovai devamadhu” ityādi madhuvidyāyām “tā evā-
syāmṛtāmadhunāḍyaḥ” chā0 u0 pañcakṛtvaḥ pāṭhaḥ . 14 hṛdye amṛta-
vadāhlādakatvāt tathātvam 15 viṣe 16 vatsanābhe viṣe
tayoḥ vaidyakoktadiśā śodhane amaraṇahetutvāttathā . ataeva
“viṣamaṣyamṛtaṃ kvacidbhavediti” raghuḥ 17 mokṣe “bidyayā-
mṛtamaśnute” iti śrutiḥ kṣayaśūnyatvāttathā “amṛta-
syaiṣa seturiti” śrutiḥ “sa śriye cāmṛtāya ca”
amaraḥ . 18 amṛtatulye ānandakaratvāttathā . “amṛtaṃ
vālabhāṣitamiti” hito0 . “āpyāyito'sau vaca-
nāmṛtena udbhaṭaḥ” . amṛtamastyasya svāmitvena bhakṣaka-
tvena vā arśa0 ac . 19 dhanvantarau sahi samudramathā
nasamaye amṛtaṃ bibhradutthitaḥ iti purāṇe prasiddham .
20 deve tadbhakṣatvena tathātvam . devānāñcāmṛtadarśanenaiva tṛpta-
tvam “na vai devā aśnanti pibanti etardevāmṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā tṛpya-
ntoti” chā0 u0 ukteḥ “rathenāmṛtaṃ marttyañca” ya0 33, 40
amṛtaṃ devādikamiti” ve0 dī0 . na sriyate sma karttari kta .
21 vārāhīkandeṣu tasya bahucchedane'pi punaḥprarūḍhatvāttathā
22 vanamudge ca tasya oṣadhitayā phalapākāntatve'pi chinna-
prarūḍhatvāttathātvam . 23 śuḍūcyām . 24 indravāruṇyāṃ
25 jyotiṣmanyām 26 gorakṣadugdhāyām 27 ativiṣāyāṃ
28 raktatrivṛti 29 dūrvvāyām 30 āmalakyāṃ 31 harī-
takyāṃ 32 tulasyāṃ 33 pippalyāṃ 34 sthūlamāṃsa-
harītakyāñca strī . etāsāṃ yathāyathaṃ roganivārakatvena
tathātvam . amṛtena sahotpannatvāt amṛtatulyāsvādava-
ttvācca 35 surāyāṃ strī . 36 sūryyaraśmibhede strī “tāsāṃ
śatāmi catvāri raśmīnāṃ vṛṣṭisarjjane . śatatrayaṃ
himotsarge tāvadgarbhasya sarjjane . ānandāśca hi meghāśca
bhūtanāḥ pṛtanā iti . catuḥśataṃ vṛṣṭivāhāḥ sarvvāstā
amṛtā striyaḥ” malli0 yādavaḥ . tāsāñcāmṛtasya jalasya
dāyitvāttathā . “saurībhiriva nāḍībhiramṛtākhyābhira-
mmayaḥ” raghuḥ . 37 maraṇaśūgye viṣṇau pu0 “amṛtaḥ śāśvataḥ
sthāṇuḥ” vi0 sa0 . nāsti mṛtaṃ maraṇaṃ yasmāt .
38 ajaramaratvaprade tri0 . “indriyasyendriyamidaṃ payo'-
mṛtaṃ madhu” yaju0 19, 72, 73, 74, 75 . “amṛtamajarā
mṛtyupradatvāt ānandakaram amṛtatulyam ve0 dī0 “nandā
bhaumārkayorbhadrā śukrendvośca jayā budhe . śubhayogā gurau
riktā pūrṇṇā mande'mṛtāhvayā . “ādityabhaumayornandā
bhadrā śukraśaśāṅkayoḥ jayā jñosyād gurau riktā pūrṇārke
cāmṛtā śubheti” iti jyotiṣokte 39 tithivāra-
yogarūpe yogabhede “dhruvagurukaramūlā pauṣṇabhānyarkaśāre
hariyugavidhiyugme phalgunībhādrayugme . divasakaraturaṅgau
śarvarīnāthavāre . guruyumanalavātopāntyapauṣṇāni kauje .
dahanavidhiśatākhyāmaitrabhaṃ saumyavāre . marudaditibhapuṣyā
maitrabhaṃ jīvavāre . bhagayugajayugaśvoviṣṇumaitre sitāhe .
śvasanakamalayonī saurivāre'mṛtāni” rāja mā0 ukte
ādityahastā gurupuṣyayuktā budhānurādhā śanirohiṇī ca .
some ca viṣṇuḥ kujarevatī ca śukrāśvinī cāmṛtayogavargāḥ .
ukte ca 40 vāranakṣatrayogaje yogabhede “yadi viṣṭivyatī-
pātau dinaṃvāpyaśubhaṃ bhavet . hanyate'mṛtayogena bhāska-
reṇa tamo yathā” jyoti0 . 41 brahmaṇi na0 .

*amṛta¹, ambrosia (cf. the articles Utaṅka, Amṛtam., Garuḍa,

Vālakhilya, Kapilā, etc.). § 615u (Skanda): IX, 46,

2668 (kamaṇḍalum amritodbhavam, which Gaṅgā gave to

Skanda).—§ 618 (Jalapradānikap.): XI, 2, 46 (amṛta-

samair vākyair); 7, 163 (vāg°).

Amṛta² = Śiva (1000 names²).

Amṛta³ = Viṣṇu (1000 names).

Amṛta⁴: XII, 12864 (Mahāpuruṣastava).

Amṛta (I) — an Amitābha god.

Br. II. 36. 53; Vā. 62. 46.

Amṛta (II) — a son of Bharatāgni.

Vā. 29. 8.

Amṛta (III) — one of the seven divisions of Plakṣadvīpa.

Bhā. V. 20. 3.

Amṛta , n. of a nāga: Mvy 3319.