Ahighna, Ahi-ghna: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ahighna (अहिघ्न).—the slaying of the serpent or demon Vṛtra. अनु त्वाहिघ्ने अध देव देवा (anu tvāhighne adha deva devā) Ṛgveda 6.18.14.

Derivable forms: ahighnam (अहिघ्नम्).

Ahighna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ahi and ghna (घ्न).

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

1) Ahighna (अहिघ्न):—[=ahi-ghna] [from ahi] n. the slaying of the serpent or demon Vṛtra, [Ṛg-veda vi, 18, 14] ([locative case] -ghne)

2) [v.s. ...] (See -han below.)

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Ahighna 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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