Ashir, Āśir: 5 definitions

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Ashir 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 Āśir can be transliterated into English as Asir or Ashir, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āśir (आशिर्).—f. [āśrīyate pacyate ā-śrī-kvip Tv.] Milk &c. that is being boiled; (kṣīrādikam śrapaṇadravyam Sāy.); the milk mixed with the Soma juice to purify it.

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

Āśir (आशिर्).—[feminine] the milk mixed with the Soma-juice.

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

1) Āśīr (आशीर्):—[from ā-śās] (in [compound] for 1. āśis).

2) Āśir (आशिर्):—a f. See ā-√śrī, p. 158, col. 3.

3) [=ā-śir] [from ā-śrī] b f. mixing, a mixture

4) [v.s. ...] especially the milk which is mixed with the Soma juice to purify it, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra etc.]

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Ashir 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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