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
The Indian tree of life was supposed to "sweat" amrita just as the incense trees of Arabia produce the divine life-giving incense.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by Smith, G. Elliot
As Rhemba, the sea born goddess, she arose out of the fourteen gems from the ocean when churned by the good and evil beings for the amrita or beverage of immortality.
From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous
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
Listen to the verses sung by him: 'By exertion the amrita was obtained; by exertion the Asuras were slain, by exertion Indra himself obtained sovereignty in heaven and on earth.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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