Ashvajani, Aśvājanī, Ashva-ajani: 4 definitions

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Ashvajani 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 Aśvājanī can be transliterated into English as Asvajani or Ashvajani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśvājanī (अश्वाजनी).—a whip अश्वाजनि प्रचेतसोऽश्वान् त्समत्सु चोदय (aśvājani pracetaso'śvān tsamatsu codaya) Ṛgveda 6.75.13.

Aśvājanī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and ajanī (अजनी).

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

Aśvājanī (अश्वाजनी):—[from aśva] f. a whip, [Ṛg-veda v, 62, 7; vi, 75, 13.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashvajani 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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