amrita (In Hindu mythology

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• amrita —    Amrita is the term used in the VEDAS for SOMA, comparable to the ambrosia of the Greeks. It is considered a nectar of immortality of sorts and is taken during certain rites to achieve transcendent insight. Perhaps because the Moon is sometimes …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• amrita — n. ambrosia or drink that bestows immortality (Hindu mythology); immortality …   English contemporary dictionary

• amrita — A drink which bestows immortality in Hindu mythology …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• amrita — /æmˈritə/ (say am reetuh) noun Hindu Mythology 1. the ambrosial drink of immortality. 2. the immortality conferred by it. Also, amreeta. {Sanskrit amṛta immortal; as noun, the drink of immortality. Compare Greek am(b)rotos immortal} …  

• Amrita — or Amrit ( sa. अमृत; pa. ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ; kn. ಅಮೃತ; te. అమృతము) is a Sanskrit word that literally means without death , and is often referred to in texts as nectar. Corresponding to ambrosia, it has differing significance in different Indian religions.… …   Wikipedia

• Ambrosia — For other uses, see Ambrosia (disambiguation). In ancient Greek mythology, ambrosia (Greek: ἀμβροσία) is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods (or demigods), often depicted as conferring ageless immortality upon whoever consumes it.[1] It …   Wikipedia

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