Adhishavanya, Adhiṣavaṇyā: 4 definitions

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Adhishavanya 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 Adhiṣavaṇyā can be transliterated into English as Adhisavanya or Adhishavanya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adhishavanya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhiṣavaṇyā (अधिषवण्या).—[adhiṣavaṇāya hitā, yat] The board or wooden plank (phalaka) used in the act of extracting Soma juice. यत्र द्वाविव जघनाधिषवण्या कृता (yatra dvāviva jaghanādhiṣavaṇyā kṛtā) Ṛgveda 1.28.2.

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

Adhiṣavaṇya (अधिषवण्य):—[=adhi-ṣavaṇya] [from adhi-ṣu] (6) m. [dual number] the two parts of the hand-press for extracting and straining the Soma juice, [Ṛg-veda i, 28, 2.]

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Adhishavanya 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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