Ashvasita, Āśvasita: 6 definitions
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Ashvasita 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 Āśvasita can be transliterated into English as Asvasita or Ashvasita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀśvāsita (आश्वासित) refers to “consolation”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as the seven Sages said (with false words) to Pārvatī: “[...] Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, at the bidding of his father, begot ten thousand sons of his wife. [...] The sons went to the holy lake Nārāyaṇasaras in the western zone for performing penance. [...] Sage Nārada misled them with his deceptive instructions. At his instance, they never went back home to their father. On hearing this, Dakṣa was infuriated but his father consoled [i.e., pitṛ-āśvāsita-mānasa] him. Thereafter he begot a thousand other sons and engaged them in penance. The sons too went to the same place for penance at the bidding of their father. Nārada too went there, a self-appointed instructor for them”.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvasita (आश्वसित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Encouraged, cheered, consoled. E. āṅ before śvas to breathe, kta aff.
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Āśvāsita (आश्वासित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Encouraged, comforted. E. āṅ before śvas to breathe, causal form, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvāsita (आश्वासित):—[=ā-śvāsita] [from ā-śvas] mfn. encouraged, animated, comforted, consoled, [Daśakumāra-carita; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcatantra etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āśvasita (आश्वसित):—[ā-śvasita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Cheered.
2) Āśvāsita (आश्वासित):—[ā-śvāsita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Cheered.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āśvāsita (आश्वासित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āsāsia.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀśvāsita (आश्वासित):—adj. 1. reassured; 2. comforted;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Ends with: Pitrashvasita, Samashvasita.
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