Ashviya, Aśviya, Aśvīya, Āśvīya: 9 definitions

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Ashviya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Aśviya and Aśvīya and Āśvīya can be transliterated into English as Asviya or Ashviya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Aśvīya.—(EI 12), a number of horses. Note: aśvīya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśviya (अश्विय).—a. Referring to horses.

-yā Ved (pl.). A troop of horses.

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Aśvīya (अश्वीय).—a. [aśva-cha]

1) Belonging or relating to a horse, agreeable to horses.

-yam [aśvānāṃ samūhaḥ P. IV.2.48] A number of horses, cavalry; अश्वीयाना- मुच्चकैरुच्चलन्तः (aśvīyānā- muccakairuccalantaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 18.5; K.222.

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Āśvīya (आश्वीय).—A number of horses.

Derivable forms: āśvīyam (आश्वीयम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśvīya (अश्वीय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Belonging or relating to a horse. n.

(-yaṃ) A number of horses. E. aśva and cha aff.

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Āśvīya (आश्वीय).—n.

(-yaṃ) A number of horses. E. aśva a horse, and cha aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśviya (अश्विय).—([neuter] [plural]) troops of horses.

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Aśvīya (अश्वीय).—[neuter] troop of horses or of horsemen.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Aśviya (अश्विय):—[from aśva] ā, [Vedic or Veda] n. [plural] troops of horses, [Ṛg-veda iv, 17, 11.]

2) Aśvīya (अश्वीय):—[from aśva] 1. aśvīya [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati, to desire horses, [Pāṇini 7-1, 51 [Scholiast or Commentator]]:—[Desiderative] aśvīyiyiṣati or aśisviyiṣati, [Pāṇini 6-1, 3] [commentator or commentary]

3) [v.s. ...] 2. aśvīya mfn. ([gana] apūpādi q.v.) conducive to horses, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] ([Pāṇini 4-2, 48]) a number of horses or horsemen with horses, [Kādambarī; Kathāsaritsāgara]

5) Āśvīya (आश्वीय):—[from āśva] n. a multitude of horses, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Aśvīya (अश्वीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Of a horse.

2) Āśvīya (आश्वीय):—(yaṃ) 1. n. Number of horses.

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Ashviya in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aśvīya (ಅಶ್ವೀಯ):—[noun] a number of horses feeding, living or being driven together.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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