Abjavahana, Abjavāhana, Abja-vahana: 8 definitions
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Abjavahana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbjavāhana (अब्जवाहन).—'carrying the moon on his forehead,' epithet of Śiva.
-nā 'having the lotus for her seat,' Name of Lakṣmī.
Derivable forms: abjavāhanaḥ (अब्जवाहनः).
Abjavāhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abja and vāhana (वाहन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjavāhana (अब्जवाहन).—m.
(-naḥ) A name of Siva. E. abja the moon, and vāhana a vehicle: carrying or wearing the moon on his forehead.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjavāhana (अब्जवाहन):—[=ab-ja-vāhana] [from ab-ja] m. ‘carrying the moon (on his forehead)’, Name of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjavāhana (अब्जवाहन):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-naḥ) A name of Śiva; (the god being the vehicle of, i. e. carrying, the moon on his forehead). E. abja and vāhana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbjavāhana (अब्जवाहन):—[abja-vāhana] (naḥ) 1. m. Shiva.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbjavāhana (ಅಬ್ಜವಾಹನ):—[noun] Śiva, who carries the moon on his head.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vahana, Abja.
Full-text: Abdavahana.
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