Ashatantu, Āśātantu, Asha-tantu: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Ashatantu 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 Āśātantu can be transliterated into English as Asatantu or Ashatantu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāśātantu (आशातंतु).—m A thread of hope, slender hope.
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 dictionaryĀśātantu (आशातन्तु).—a thread of hope, slender hope; चिरादाशातन्तुस्त्रुटतु (cirādāśātantustruṭatu) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4.3,9.26.
Derivable forms: āśātantuḥ (आशातन्तुः).
Āśātantu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśā and tantu (तन्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśātantu (आशातन्तु).—m. A thread of hope, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 151, 6.
Āśātantu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśā and tantu (तन्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśātantu (आशातन्तु).—[masculine] (the thread of) hope.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asha, Aashaa, Aca, Tantu.
Full-text: Ucchedaniya, Bhidura.
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