Ashavaha, Āśāvaha, Asha-vaha: 5 definitions
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Ashavaha 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 Āśāvaha can be transliterated into English as Asavaha or Ashavaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Āśāvaha (आशावह).—A son of Kaśyapa and Aditi. From Viṣṇu Brahmā, from Brahmā Marīci and from Marīci Kaśyapa were born. Kaśyapa married Aditi, daughter of Dakṣa. Aditi gave birth to ten sons: Bṛhadbhānu, Cakṣurātmā, Vibhāvasu, Ṛcīka, Savitā, Arka, Bhānu, Āśāvaha, Ravi and Vivasvān. Vaivasvata Manu was the son of Vivasvān. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 42).
2) Āśāvaha (आशावह).—A prince of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. He was present at the Svayaṃvara of Draupadī. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 19).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Āśāvaha (आशावह).—a. inspiring hope.
-haḥ Name of a son of heaven.
Āśāvaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśā and vaha (वह).
1) Āśāvaha (आशावह):—[=ā-śā-vaha] [from ā-śā > ā-śaṃs] m. bringing hope
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the sun, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Vṛṣṇi, [Mahābhārata]
Āśāvaha (आशावह):—(2. ā + ā) Hoffnung herbeiführend, Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Himmels [Mahābhārata 1, 42.] eines Vṛṣṇi [6999.]
Āśāvaha (आशावह):—m. —
1) Bez. der Sonne [Mahābhārata 1,1,42.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Vrṣṇi.
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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