Ashastavara, Aśastavāra, Ashasta-vara: 4 definitions
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Ashastavara 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 Aśastavāra can be transliterated into English as Asastavara or Ashastavara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśastavāra (अशस्तवार).—a. Ved. who is not asked for wealth, i. e. who grants it of his own accord; स रुद्रेभिरशस्तवार ऋभ्वा (sa rudrebhiraśastavāra ṛbhvā) Ṛgveda 1.99.5; having indescribable treasures (?).
Aśastavāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśasta and vāra (वार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśastavāra (अशस्तवार):—[=a-śasta-vāra] [from a-śasta > a-śas] (aśasta-) mfn. having indescribable treasures, [Ṛg-veda x, 99, 5] ([‘who is not asked for wealth id est. who grants it of his own accord’ [Sāyaṇa]])
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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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.99.5 < [Sukta 99]