Ashmahanman, Aśmahanman, Ashman-hanman: 4 definitions

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Ashmahanman 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 Aśmahanman can be transliterated into English as Asmahanman or Ashmahanman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśmahanman (अश्महन्मन्).—n.

1) a weapon of iron; Ṛgveda 7.14.5.

2) a stroke of the thunderbolt.

Aśmahanman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśman and hanman (हन्मन्).

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

Aśmahanman (अश्महन्मन्):—[=aśma-hanman] [from aśma > aśna] (aśma-) n. a stroke of the thunderbolt, [Ṛg-veda vii, 104, 5.]

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Ashmahanman 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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