Mritapa, Mṛtapā, Mrita-pa, Mṛtapa: 7 definitions
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Mritapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Mṛtapā and Mṛtapa can be transliterated into English as Mrtapa or Mritapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesMṛtapa (मृतप) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.31) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mṛtapa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛtapā (मृतपा).—a class of persons of the lowest caste (who watch dead bodies, carry them to the cemetery, collect dead men's clothes, &c.); सप्तजातिशतान्येव मृतपाः संभवन्तु ये (saptajātiśatānyeva mṛtapāḥ saṃbhavantu ye) Rām.1.59.19.
Derivable forms: mṛtapāḥ (मृतपाः).
Mṛtapā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and pā (पा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtapā (मृतपा).—m.
(-pāḥ) A man of the lowest caste, who for a subsistence collects dead men’s clothes; conveys dead bodies to the river side to be burnt; executes oriminals, &c. E. mṛta, and pā who cherishes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛtapa (मृतप):—[=mṛta-pa] [from mṛta > mṛ] m. a person who guards a d° body, [ib.] (cf. [Pāṇini 2-4, 10 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
2) Mṛtapā (मृतपा):—[=mṛta-pā] [from mṛta > mṛ] m. a person who watches a d° body, a man of the lowest caste who collects d° men’s clothes or conveys d° bodies to the river side to be burnt or executes criminals etc., [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of an Asura, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtapā (मृतपा):—[mṛta-pā] (pā) 1. m. A Jack ketch.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Starts with: Mritapatnikadhana, Mritapatnikadhananirnaya, Mritapatra.
Ends with: Amritapa.
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