Ahosvit, Āhosvit, Aho-svit: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀhosvit (आहोस्वित्).—ind. a particle implying doubt, 'or perhaps', or 'may ... may it be' &c. (corr. of kim); आहोस्वित्प्रसवो ममापचरितैर्विष्टम्भितो वीरुधाम् (āhosvitprasavo mamāpacaritairviṣṭambhito vīrudhām) Ś.5.9; किं द्विजः पचति आहोस्विद् गच्छति (kiṃ dvijaḥ pacati āhosvid gacchati) P.VIII.1.44 Sk.
Āhosvit is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āho and svit (स्वित्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhosvit (आहोस्वित्).—ind. A particle implying doubt. E. āho and svit aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhosvit (आहोस्वित्):—[=āho-svit] [from āho] ind. an interrogative particle (often after kim e.g. kim īśvarānapekṣikam āho svid īśvarāpekṣam, ‘is it independent of God or dependent on God?’)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀhosvit (आहोस्वित्):—[āho+svit] ind. A particle of doubt.
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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Ends with: Utahosvit.
Full-text: Visheshana, Prapaka, Uta, Abhakta, Prakritiniyama, Purvanta, Vishtambh, Virudh, Virudha, Aho, Kim.
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