Rathasvana: 4 definitions
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Rathasvana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rathasvana (रथस्वन).—The Yakṣa presiding over the month of śukra (in the sun's chariot during the month of Śuci, vāyu-purāṇa.).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 11. 35; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 7; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 10. 7.
1b) A grāmaṇi with the sun in the summer.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 52. 7.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rathasvana (रथस्वन):—[=ratha-svana] [from ratha] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) the sound or rattling of ch°, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] (na) ‘having the sound of a ch° (?), h° a sounding ch°’, a [particular] personification, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Yakṣa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ratha, Shvana.
Full-text: Graishmika, Shukra.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Rathasvana, Ratha-svana; (plurals include: Rathasvanas, svanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 55 - The Sun’s Chariot (sūryaratha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - Significance of the Various parts of the Lord’s Image < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Information about Heavenly bodies (stars, planets etc.) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]