Abhishtishavas, Abhiṣṭiśavas: 5 definitions

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Abhishtishavas 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 term Abhiṣṭiśavas can be transliterated into English as Abhistisavas or Abhishtishavas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Abhiṣṭiśavas (अभिष्टिशवस्).—[adjective] granting strong assistance.

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

Abhiṣṭiśavas (अभिष्टिशवस्):—[=abhi-ṣṭi-śavas] [from abhi-ṣṭi] (abhiṣṭi-) mfn. rendering powerful assistance, [Ṛg-veda iii, 59, 8.]

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

Abhiṣṭiśavas (अभिष्टिशवस्):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-vāḥ) (ved.) Having the power of attacking or conquering enemies; an epithet of Mitra; Ṛgv.: mitrāya pañca yemire janā abhiṣṭiśavase (Sāy.: = śatrūṇāmabhigantṛbalayuktāya). E. abhiṣṭi (I.) and śavas.

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Abhishtishavas 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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