Ashvakanda, Aśvakandā, Ashva-kanda: 2 definitions
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Ashvakanda 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 Aśvakandā can be transliterated into English as Asvakanda or Ashvakanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśvakandā (अश्वकन्दा).—Name of a plant अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā).
Aśvakandā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and kandā (कन्दा). See also (synonyms): aśvakandikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvakanda (अश्वकन्द):—[=aśva-kanda] [from aśva] m. Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Ashva, Kanda.
Full-text: Ashvakandika.
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