Ghrishti, ҳṛṣṭi: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ҳṛṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Ghrsti or Ghrishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyGhṛṣti (घृष्ति) refers to the Pygmy hog (wild) (Porcula Salvania), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryҳṛṣṭi (घृष्टि).—[kartari-ktac] A hog; आलोक्य तमास्यमिवादि घृष्टे� दिगम्बरीभूतपिशङ्गदंष्ट्रम् (ālokya tamāsyamivādi ṛṣṭe� digambarībhūtapiśaṅgadaṃṣṭram) Rām. Ch.6.52. -f.
1) Grinding, pounding, rubbing.
2) Emulation, rivalry, competition.
3) Clitoria Ternatia. (Mar. viṣṇukrāntā, gokarṇ�).
Derivable forms: ṛṣṭi� (घृष्टि�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryҳṛṣṭi (घृष्टि).—mf.
(-ṣṭ�) A hog; also ṛṣṭi f.
(-ṣṭ�) 1. A plant, camonly Varahacranti, (Lycopodium imbricatum, Rox.) 2. Grinding, pounding. 3. Emulation, contest. E. ṛṣ to grind, affix karttari ktic.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ҳṛṣṭi (घृष्टि):—[from ṛṣ] m. a hog (cf. ṛṣṭi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] f. rubbing, grinding, pounding, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] emulation, contest, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] (= ṛṣṭi) a variety of Dioscorea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Clitoria ternatea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryҳṛṣṭi (घृष्टि):�(ṣṭ�) 2. m. A hog. 2. f. A plant, Lycopodium imbricatum; grinding; emulation.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusҳṛṣṭi (ಘೃಷ್ಟಿ):�
1) [noun] a swine, Sus scrofa.
2) [noun] a ray of light.
3) [noun] the act or process of pounding, pulverising.
4) [noun] a rubbing of one object against another; friction.
5) [noun] the leguminous twining shrub Clitoria ternatea of Papilionaceae family with blue flowers, the root of which is used as a dieretic and demulcent; butterfly-pea.
6) [noun] a variety of dioscorea yam plant.
7) [noun] its yam.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ghrishtila, Ghrishtinetra.
Full-text: Ghrishtinetra, Grishti, Ghrishtila, Ghrishvi, Bharanda, Kiruti, Samharsha, Kitti.
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