Akashavani, Ākāśavāṇī, Akasha-vani, Akāsavāṇī: 11 definitions
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Akashavani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Ākāśavāṇī can be transliterated into English as Akasavani or Akashavani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Akashvani.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryĀkāśa-vāṇī.—(IA 11), an unearthly voice. Note: ākāśa-vāṇī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryākāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी).—f (S) A divine utterance or voice from the heavens.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishākāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी).—f A voice from the heavens.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀkāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी).—a voice from heaven, an incorporeal speech (aśarīriṇī vāṇī).
Ākāśavāṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and vāṇī (वाणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी).—f. (-ṇī) A voice from heaven. E. ākāśa and vāṇī speech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ākāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी):—[=ā-kāśa-vāṇī] [from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] f. a voice from the air or from heaven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (īs) Name of the author of a Hanumatstotra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी):—[ākāśa-vāṇī] (ṇī) 3. f. Voice from heaven, divine communication.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀkāśavāṇī (आकाशवाणी) [Also spelled akashvani]:—(nf) an oracle; a proper name given to All India Radio.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀkāśavāṇi (ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a voice from the heavens; incorporeal speech.
2) [noun] a message sent by wireless communication; wireless.
3) [noun] radio a) the practice or science of communicating over a distance by converting sounds or signals into electromagnetic waves and transmitting these directly through space, without connecting wires, to a receiving set, which changes them back into sounds, signals, etc.; b) broadcasting by radio as an industry, entertainment, art, etc.; c) all the facilities and related activities of such broadcasting.
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Ākāsavani (ಆಕಾಸವನಿ):—[noun] a drop of water falling from the sky; a drop of rain.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Akasha, Vani.
Full-text: Akashavacana, Akashvani, Vani, Vaca, Akasha.
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