Ashvakranda, Aśvakranda, Ashva-kranda: 6 definitions
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Ashvakranda 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 Aśvakranda can be transliterated into English as Asvakranda or Ashvakranda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesAśvakranda (अश्वक्रन्द) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.28.18) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Aśvakranda) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśvakranda (अश्वक्रन्द).—
1) Name of a bird.
2) a general of the army of the gods.
Derivable forms: aśvakrandaḥ (अश्वक्रन्दः).
Aśvakranda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and kranda (क्रन्द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvakranda (अश्वक्रन्द).—[aśva-krand + a], m. The name of a bird, Mahābhārata 1, 1488.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvakranda (अश्वक्रन्द):—[=aśva-kranda] [from aśva] (aśva-) m. Name of a mythical being, [Suparṇādhyāya; Mahābhārata 1, 1488] (‘Name of Yakṣa’ [commentator or commentary])
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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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