Ashokavana, Aśokavana, Asoka-vana: 4 definitions

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Ashokavana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Aśokavana can be transliterated into English as Asokavana or Ashokavana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Ashokavana in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Aśokavana (अशोकवन).—In Tripuram. Here Yayāti built a house for Śarmiṣṭhā, servant maid of his queen Devayānī.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 31. 2 & 10; 130. 16; Vāyu-purāṇa 38. 68.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashokavana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aśōkavana (ಅಶೋಕವನ):—[noun] a grove of ಅಶೋಕ [ashoka] (Saraca indica) tree.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashokavana in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

asokavana (အသောကဝန) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[asoka+vana]
[အသောက+ဝန]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

asokavana—

(Burmese text): အသောကပင်တော၊ အသောကပန်းဥယျာဉ်။

(Auto-Translation): Fortunate indeed is the forest, the garden of fortune.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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