Ashatru, Aśatru: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aśatru can be transliterated into English as Asatru or Ashatru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśatru (अशत्रु).—a.
1) One who has no enemy.
2) One whom no enemy defies or challenges.
3) Without opposition from foes. अशत्र्वर्यः समजाति वेदः (aśatrvaryaḥ samajāti vedaḥ) Ṛgveda 5.2.12.
-tru n. The condition of having no enemies.
-truḥ The moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśatru (अशत्रु).—mfn. (-truḥ-truḥ-tru) Friendly. m.
(-truḥ) A name of the moon. E. a neg. and śatru an enemy; who has.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśatru (अशत्रु):—[=a-śatru] mfn. one who has no adversary or whom no enemy defies (especially said of Indra), [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] without opposition from enemies, [Ṛg-veda v, 2, 12]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. condition of having no enemy, [Atharva-veda vi, 40, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśatru (अशत्रु):—[a-śatru] (truḥ) 2. m. Moon. a. Friendly.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAśatru (ಅಶತ್ರು):—
1) [adjective] not having an enemy or adversary.
2) [adjective] that is not an enemy or adversary.
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Aśatru (ಅಶತ್ರು):—
1) [noun] he who is not an enemy; a friend.
2) [noun] one who does not have any enemy.
3) [noun] one whom no enemy defies or challenges.
4) [noun] the moon.
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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Ends with (+36): Abhutashatru, Adinashatru, Ajatasatru, Aksharashatru, Amararajashatru, Anangashatru, Andhakashatru, Apatyashatru, Ashvashatru, Bhujamgashatru, Chagashatru, Daityashatru, Dandashatru, Dattashatru, Devashatru, Dipashatru, Dvipashatru, Gotrashatru, Hitashatru, Indrashatru.
Full-text: Acatturu, Shatrukatru, Samgha.
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