amrita
Americannoun
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the beverage of immortality.
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the immortality conferred by this beverage.
noun
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the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality
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the immortality it confers
Etymology
Origin of amrita
1800–10; < Sanskrit, equivalent to a- not ( see a- 6) + mṛta dead ( mṛ die + -ta verbid suffix); akin to Greek ámbrotos immortal
Example Sentences
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Clouds burst from the background of the haloed god, who holds a flask filled with amrita, an ambrosia from the churning of the ocean that represents the origins of life.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
But, like a dead man on whom amrita has been sprinkled, that doubt rises again, drawing new strength from the subsequent chapter which treats of Prajâpati.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 by Thibaut, George
In India the amrita, the god's food of immortality, was sometimes regarded as the sap exuded from the sacred trees of paradise.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
The householder should every day become an eater of vighasa, and should every day eat amrita.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
This incident is analogous to that found in the Indian tales where mortals steal the amrita.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
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