Ashvatirtha, Aśvatīrtha, Ashva-tirtha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aśvatīrtha can be transliterated into English as Asvatirtha or Ashvatirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAśvatīrtha (अश्वतीर्थ).—An ancient holy place on the banks of the river, Ganges, near Kanauj. It was at this place that the horses rose from the earth at the request of Ṛcīka Ṛṣi to Varuṇa (See under Aśvakṛta). (Śloka 17, Chapter 4, Mahābhārata)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAśvatīrtha (अश्वतीर्थ).—Sacred to Pitṛs on the Narmadā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 71; 194. 3.
Aśvatīrtha (अश्वतीर्थ) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.17, XIII.4). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Aśva-tīrtha) 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 dictionaryAśvatīrtha (अश्वतीर्थ).—Name of a place of pilgrimage near Kānyakubja on the Gaṅgā; अदूरे कान्यकुब्जस्य गङ्गायास्तीर- मुत्तमम् । अश्वतीर्थं तदद्यापि मानैवः परिचक्ष्यते (adūre kānyakubjasya gaṅgāyāstīra- muttamam | aśvatīrthaṃ tadadyāpi mānaivaḥ paricakṣyate) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.4.17
Derivable forms: aśvatīrtham (अश्वतीर्थम्).
Aśvatīrtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and tīrtha (तीर्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvatīrtha (अश्वतीर्थ):—[=aśva-tīrtha] [from aśva] n. Name of a place of pilgrimage near Kānyakubja on the Gaṅgā, [Mahābhārata iii, 11052; xiii, 216.]
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 165 - Origin of Aśva Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 61 - In praise of Mahājyeṣṭhi Full moon day in the month of Jyeṣṭha
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 21 - Vīhageśvara, Narmadeśvara, Aśvatīrtha, Pitāmaha, Sāvitrītīrtha, Mānasa etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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