Akashayana, Ākāśayāna, Akasha-yana: 9 definitions
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Akashayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Ākāśayāna can be transliterated into English as Akasayana or Akashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryākāśayāna (आकाशयान).—n (S) ākāśavahana n (S) A vehicle that proceeds through the air, rides upon the wind &c., a balloon.
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 dictionaryĀkāśayāna (आकाशयान).—
1) a heavenly car, a balloon. cf. वायुबन्धकवस्त्रेण सुबद्धो यानमस्तके । उदानस्य लघुत्वेन बिभर्त्याकाशयानकम् ॥ गरुत्मद्धंसैः कङ्कालैरन्यैः पक्षिगणैरपि । आकाशे वाहयेद् यानं विमानमिति संज्ञितम् ॥ -अगस्त्यसंहिता (vāyubandhakavastreṇa subaddho yānamastake | udānasya laghutvena bibhartyākāśayānakam || garutmaddhaṃsaiḥ kaṅkālairanyaiḥ pakṣigaṇairapi | ākāśe vāhayed yānaṃ vimānamiti saṃjñitam || -agastyasaṃhitā).
2) moving or travelling through the sky; आकाशयानेन प्रविशति (ākāśayānena praviśati) enter passing through the sky (frequently occurring in dramas).
3) one who moves through the air.
Derivable forms: ākāśayānam (आकाशयानम्).
Ākāśayāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and yāna (यान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśayāna (आकाशयान).—n.
(-naṃ) A heavenly car, one moving through the air. E. ākāśa and yāna vehicle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśayāna (आकाशयान).—n. moving through the sky, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 22, 9.
Ākāśayāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ākāśa and yāna (यान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśayāna (आकाशयान).—[neuter] moving through the sky.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśayāna (आकाशयान):—[=ā-kāśa-yāna] [from ā-kāśa > ā-kāś] n. a car moving through the air, [Śakuntalā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkāśayāna (आकाशयान):—[ākāśa-yāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Heavenly car.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusĀkāśayāna (ಆಕಾಶಯಾನ):—
1) [noun] a journey in the space; space travel.
2) [noun] a vehicle designed for space travel.
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, Yana.
Full-text: Pattrayana, Akasha.
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