Ashvapati, Aśvapati, Ashva-pati: 13 definitions

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Ashvapati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Aśvapati can be transliterated into English as Asvapati or Ashvapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Ashvapati in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Aśvapati (अश्वपति).—Father of the most chaste woman, Sāvitrī. He was King of Madra. He was without children for a long period and for eighteen years he worshipped the goddess, Sāvitrī and got a maiden from Agnihotra whom he named as Sāvitrī. For more details see under Sāvitrī. (Chapter 293, Vana Parva, Mahābhārata).

2) Aśvapati (अश्वपति).—The son born to Kaśyapa of his wife Danu. (Śloka 24, Chapter 65, Ādi Parva, Mahābhārata).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Aśvapati (अश्वपति).—The king of Madras; issueless sacrificed to goddess Sāvitrī and was blessed with a daughter of that name.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 208. 5-11.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Aśvapati (अश्वपति) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.24, I.65, I.61.15) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Aśvapati) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

Source: Wisdom Library: Arthaśāstra

Aśvapati (अश्वपति) refers to a “superintendents of cavalry” and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., Aśvapati] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement.

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Ashwapati (अश्‍वपति): Uncle of Bharata and Shatrughna

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Aśvapati.—(IE 8-2; CII 4)), cf. Aśvapati-Gajapati-Nara- pati-rāja-tray-ādhipati; royal title; the king as ‘the leader of the cavalry’; title of the Vijayanagara kings on account of their strength in horses (ASLV); title assumed by the rulers of some royal families. (EI 9, 21; CII 3; HD), an official title meaning either the master of the stables or the commander of the cavalry; cavalry officer; cf. Aśv-ādhyakṣa (EI 18). See CII, Vol. III, p. 259. Note: aśvapati is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashvapati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśvapati (अश्वपति).—

1) lord of horses Ṛgveda 8.21.3.

2) Name of several persons; of a king of Madra and father of Sāvitri.

Derivable forms: aśvapatiḥ (अश्वपतिः).

Aśvapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and pati (पति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Āsvapati (आस्वपति).—(*), nowhere recorded except in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] ppp. āsupta, and caus. adj. or nom. act. āsvāpana, qq.v.; must have meant goes to sleep (caus. puts to sleep).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśvapati (अश्वपति).—m. a proper name.

Aśvapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and pati (पति).

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

1) Aśvapati (अश्वपति):—[=aśva-pati] [from aśva] m. lord of horses, [Ṛg-veda viii, 21, 3] ([vocative case]; said of Indra), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xvi, 24]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Kaikeya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x]

3) [v.s. ...] of a brother-in-law of Daśaratha, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 1, 2]

4) [v.s. ...] of an Asura, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

5) [v.s. ...] of a king of Madras and father of Sāvitri, [Mahābhārata]

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Ashvapati 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Aśvapati (ಅಶ್ವಪತಿ):—

1) [noun] a lord of horses.

2) [noun] an ancient coin.

3) [noun] (myth.) name of a king, father of Sāvitri.

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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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