Ashvakrita, Aśvakṛta: 2 definitions
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Ashvakrita 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 Aśvakṛta can be transliterated into English as Asvakrta or Ashvakrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAśvakṛta (अश्वकृत).—A river. Once a sage called Rcīka went to Gādhi and asked for the hand of his daughter, Satyavatī, in marriage. He demanded as dowry a thousand horses black in colour and with only one ear for each. Ṛcīka prayed to Varuṇa and he gave him the horses required. The river Aśvakṛta (created by horse) was made by the flow of urine from these horses. (Chapter 57, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvakrīta (अश्वक्रीत):—[=aśva-krīta] [from aśva] mf(ī, [Pāṇini 4-1,50])n. bought (in exchange) for a horse, [Pāṇini 6-2, 151 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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, Krita.
Full-text: Ashvatirtha.
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