Anashva, Anaśva: 7 definitions

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Anashva 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 Anaśva can be transliterated into English as Anasva or Anashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anaśva (अनश्व).—a. Having no horse or horses.

-śvaḥ Something that is not a horse.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anaśva (अनश्व).—m. one who is not a horse, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 49.

Anaśva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and aśva (अश्व).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anaśva (अनश्व).—[adjective] horseless.

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

1) Anaśva (अनश्व):—[=an-aśva] mfn. having no horse or horses, [Ṛg-veda] (cf. ἄνιππος)

2) [v.s. ...] m. something that is not a horse, [Pañcatantra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anaśva (अनश्व):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-śvaḥ-śvā-śvam) Without a horse or horses. E. a priv. and aśva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anashva 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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