Ashvasya, Aśvāsya: 5 definitions
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Ashvasya 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 Aśvāsya can be transliterated into English as Asvasya or Ashvasya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAśvāsya (अश्वास्य).—A son of Citraka.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 115.

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 DictionaryĀśvāsya (आश्वास्य).—ind. Having recovered or revived. E. āṅ before śvas to breathe, causal form, lyap aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśvasya (अश्वस्य):—[from aśva] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] syati, to wish for the stallion, [Pāṇini 7-1, 51.]
2) Āśvasya (आश्वस्य):—[=ā-śvasya] [from ā-śvas] [indeclinable participle] taking heart or confidence, [Mahābhārata]
3) Āśvāsya (आश्वास्य):—[=ā-śvāsya] [from ā-śvas] mfn. to be acquiesced in [Meghadūta]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAśvāsya (ಅಶ್ವಾಸ್ಯ):—[noun] a member of a class of semi gods with horse-head.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ashvasyati.
Full-text (+12): Samashvasya, Krandya, Kranda, Ashvakini, Kratvamagha, Anuvitti, Urdhvasthiti, Sarvatva, Ashva, Ashvagandha, Ashvahridaya, Pashcadbhaga, Sarat, Ashvamukha, Ashirvada, Pradvesha, Valadhi, Ashvas, Medhya, Dura.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.2.5 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Verse 2.8.50 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 5.9.5 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.89 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.3.101 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 1.6.60 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 114 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Page 195 < [Volume 23 (1918)]
Page 38 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.36 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Saṃhitā (2): Horse-headed sage Dadhyañc Ātharvan < [Chapter 2]
Brāhmaṇa (1): Aśvamedha or Horse sacrifice < [Chapter 2]
Brāhmaṇa (2): Severed head of Viṣṇu < [Chapter 2]