Amreeta

/æmˈriːtə/ noun

Definition

A variant spelling of amrita; the mythological nectar of immortality in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अमृत (amṛta, immortal or nectar), from a- (not) + mṛt (death). The spelling 'amreeta' represents an anglicized transliteration of the Sanskrit term.

Kelly Says

Amreeta appears in countless Hindu texts as the drink that gods and humans both desperately seek—the famous 'Churning of the Ocean of Milk' myth is entirely about getting amreeta, showing how central the concept of immortality was to ancient Indian philosophy.

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