The Sanskrit terms Aśvattha and Āśvattha can be transliterated into English as Asvattha or Ashvattha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Asvatth.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Hands indicating Trees.—Aśvattha (pipal), the Alapadma hand, waving the fingers

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ).—Another name for Pippala, which is the name of a plant, possibly identified with the peepal tree, or, Ficus religiosa. It is used in various alchemical processess related to mercury (rasa or liṅga), according to the Rasārṇavakalpa (11th-century work dealing with Rasaśāstra).

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is the name of a tree (Pīpala tree) that is associated with the Nakṣatra (celestial star) named Puṣya, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). Accordingly, “these [trees] are propounded in Śāstras, the secret scriptures (śāstrāgama). These pious trees [viz, Aśvattha], if grown and protected, promote long life”. These twenty-seven trees related to the twenty-seven Nakṣatras are supposed to be Deva-vṛkṣas or Nakṣatra-vṛkṣas.

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to the “pipal tree” and represents a type of fruit-bearing plant, according to the Mahābhārata Anuśāsanaparva 53.19 , and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—We can see the description of flowering and fruit bearing plants in Ṛgveda. But we come across the specific names of them only in the later Saṃhita and Brāhmaṇa literature. [...] From the epics, we know that the hermits generally lived on fruits, roots and tubers. Mahābhārata the commonly used fruits are kāsmarya, iṅguda, śṛṅgāṭaka, bhallātaka (marking nut), the fruits of plakṣa (fig tree), aśvattha (pipal tree), vibhītaka (fruit of Terminallia) and pīlu (Salvadora persica). Mahābhārata prohibits the usage of certain fruits like the fruits of plakṣa, aśvattha, pippala and uduṃbara trees for the persons who are desirous of glory.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Ficus riligiosa Linn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning aśvattha] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is a Sanskrit word referring to Ficus religiosa (bodhi tree), in the Moraceae family. Certain plant parts of Aśvattha are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. The plant is therefore part of the Śākavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the “group of vegetables/pot-herbs”. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic value of the plant.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is a Sanskrit word, identified with Ficus religiosa (the holy fig tree) by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as bearing good fruits. The King should plant such domestic plants in and near villages. He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat.

The following is an ancient Indian recipe for such nourishment of trees:

According to Śukranīti 4.4.105-109: “The trees (such as aśvattha) are to be watered in the morning and evening in summer, every alternate day in winter, in the fifth part of the day (i.e., afternoon) in spring, never in the rainy season. If trees have their fruits destroyed, the pouring of cold water after being cooked together with Kulutha, Māṣa (seeds), Mudga (pulse), Yava (barley) and Tila (oil seed) would lead to the growth of flowers and fruits. Growth of trees can be helped by the application of water with which fishes are washed and cleansed.”

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ).—The sacred tree under which Kṛṣṇa is said to have sat in contemplation on the eve of his departure to Heaven.¹ Growing out of Śami tree; by attrition Purūravas created fire and made it threefold for sacrificial purposes.²

• 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 4. 3 & 8; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 11. 35 & 109; 13. 29; IV. 43. 17; Vāyu-purāṇa 35. 33; 91. 44.
• 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 6. 85-94.

1b) The tīrtha sacred to Vandanīya.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 51.

1c) A follower of Māyā.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 69.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.27, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Aśvattha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

1) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) wood is used for brushing the teeth in the months Mārgaśīrṣa and Pauṣa for the Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-Vrata, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva. [...] It starts from the month of Mārgaśira. It is observed on the eighth tithi of the dark fortnight and for a year.—In the Mārgaśīrṣa/Agrahayana month, the performer having controlled his sense-organs should brush his teeth with the piece of aśvattha-wood. Taking bath and performing tarpaṇa, should worship Śaṅkara. He should fast for the day and only gomutra (“urine of the cow”) is to be taken as food in the night. By this a person gets the result more than eight times that of atirātra sacrifice. [...] In the month of Pauṣa, tooth-brush is that of aśvattha, food is ghee and the deity to be worshipped is Śaṃbhu; the merit accrued is eight times that of vājapeya.

2) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) wood is also used for brushing the teeth in the month Jyeṣṭha for the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-Vrata.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In Jyeṣṭha, the tooth-brush is that of aśvattha-wood. The food taken is lavaṅga. The deity to be worshipped is Pradyumna. The flowers used in worship are mallikā. The naivedya offerings is sohalikā. The result  accrued equals vajapeya.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to “type of pīpala tree (10.26)”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to one of the thirty-six sacred trees, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “According to the Kula teaching (these) [i.e., Aśvattha] are the most excellent Kula trees that give accomplishments and liberation. (They are full of) Yoginīs, Siddhas, Lords of the Heroes and hosts of gods and demons. One should not touch them with one’s feet or urinate and defecate on them or have sex etc. below them. One should not cut etc. or burn them. Having worshipped and praised them regularly with their own flowers and shoots, one should always worship the Śrīkrama with devotion with their best fruits and roots. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Astrologia Védica: Kularnava Tantra em português

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) (identified with Ficus religiosa) refers to one of the nine kulavṛkṣas (Kula trees ) in which the Kula Yoginīs reside, according to the Kulārṇava-tantra verse 11.66-68.— Accordingly, “Kula Yoginīs always live in kulavṛkṣas (Kula trees). Therefore, one should not eat on the leaves of such trees [i.e., Aśvattha—Ficus religiosa] and they should be especially worshiped. One should neither sleep under the Kula Vṛkṣas nor create any disturbance under them. Otherwise, seeing or hearing about such trees, one should greet them with devotion and never cut them down. [...]”.

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is identified with Ficus religiosa and represents one of the four types of Kṣīravṛkṣa (“milk-tree”), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—[Cf. verse 6.9-15ab]—The mṛtyuvañcana rite begins with a preparatory fire oblation. It consists of standard ritual offerings such as honey, milk, and ghee. The fire is fueled by the wood of milk trees (kṣīravṛkṣa). Milk trees come in four types, Uḍumbara (Ficus glomerata), Aśvattha (Ficus religiosa), Nyagrodha (Ficus indica), and Madhūka (Bassia latifolia or Jonesia asoka). All have white sap. They are used in rites of pacification and prosperity.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to a country belonging to “Madhyadeśa (central division)” classified under the constellations of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa represent the Madhyadeśa or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., Aśvattha] [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to the “Pipal tree”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The Vājas are of five kinds. Their descriptions are given separately. [...] Mahārāvaṇa, the king of Vājas, is that in whose tail and feathers are to be found marks like the Aśvatha or pipal leaf (aśvattha-dala). Only one who has heaped up much religious merit becomes the possessor of such a pleasure-giving bird. It is called Mahārāvaṇa because it makes other birds cry in fear on its approach”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ)—Sanskrit word for the plant “pīpal fig tree” (Ficus religiosa).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdomlib Libary: Vajrayogini

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is the name of the tree (vṛkṣa) associated with Gahvara: the northern cremation ground (śmaśāna) according to the Saṃvarodayatantra 17.38 and the Śmaśānavidhi 6. The tree associated with the north is sometimes given as Bodhi. As a part of this sādhana, the practicioner is to visualize a suitable dwelling place for the goddess inside the circle of protection which takes the form of eight cremation grounds.

These trees (e.g., Aśvattha ) that are associated with the cremation grounds are often equated with the eight bodhi-trees of the Buddhas (the current buddha plus the seven previous one). According to the Śmaśānavidhi each tree has a secondary tree (upavṛkṣa) that is depicted as lovely and covered in vaṅga flowers and fruit. In each tree lives a naked rākṣasa who is wrathful in form, who eats human flesh and who has the animal face or the mount of the dikpati in his cremation ground.

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to one of the eight trees (vṛkṣa) of the Guṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the guṇacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. Aśvattha is associated with the charnel grounds (śmaśāna) named Gahvara; with the direction-guardian (dikpāla) named Kubera; with the serpent king (nāgendra) named Takṣaka and with the cloud king (meghendra) named Ghūrṇita.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) is the name of the caitya-tree under which the parents of Ananta are often depicted in Jaina iconography, according to both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara tradition. The term caitya refers to “sacred shrine”, an important place of pelgrimage and meditation in Jainism. Sculptures with such caitya-trees generally shows a male and a female couple seated under a tree with the female having a child on her lap. Usually there is a seated Jina figure on top of the tree.

Ananta is the fourteenth of twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras: enlightened beings who, having conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death), leave a path behind for others to follow. His father is Siṃhasena and his mother is Suyaśā according to Śvetāmbara or Sarvayaśā according to Digambara, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).

Source: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to a kind of tree (vṛkṣa) commonly found in the forests (vaṇa) of ancient India, mentioned in the Jñātādharmakathāṅga-sūtra. Forests have been a significant part of the Indian economy since ancient days. They have been considered essential for economic development in as much as, besides bestowing many geographical advantages, they provide basic materials for building, furniture and various industries. The most important forest products are wood and timber which have been used by the mankind to fulfil his various needs—domestic, agricultural and industrial.

Different kinds of trees (e.g., the Aśvattha tree) provided firewood and timber. The latter was used for furniture, building materials, enclosures, staircases, pillars, agricultural purposes, e. g. for making ploughs, transportation e. g. for making carts, chariots, boats, ships, and for various industrial needs. Vaṇa-kamma was an occupation dealing in wood and in various otherforest products. Iṅgāla-kamma was another occupation which was concerned with preparing charcoal from firewood.

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

1) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) or pippala refers to a “Ficus religiosa Linn.”: one of the five udumbara fruits considered forbidden to eat for Jain laymen, as listed under the khādima category of forbidden food (āhāra), according to Amitagati in his 11th century Śrāvakācāra (v6.96-97). The udumbaras, perhaps because they live long and have nutritive fruits, perhaps because of their milky latex, have been identified with the source of all fertility, and possibly owing to the ceaseless rustling of their leaves have been regarded as homes of the spirits of the dead.

2) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) refers to the caityavṛkṣa (sacred-tree) associated with the Asura or Asurakumāra class of the bhavanavāsin species of Devas (gods), according to Jain cosmology. They are defined according to the cosmological texts, such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition, or the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Cultural history as g leaned from kathasaritsagara

Ashvattha is the name of a tree mentioned in the Kathasaritsagara by Somadeva (10th century A.D).—Fig-trees are always mentioned in the forests on the Vindhya mountain.

Somadeva mentions many rich forests, gardens, various trees (e.g., Ashvattha), creepers medicinal and flowering plants and fruit-bearing trees in the Kathasaritsagara. Travel through the thick, high, impregnable and extensive Vindhya forest is a typical feature of many travel-stories. Somadeva’s writing more or less reflects the life of the people of Northern India during the 11th century. His Kathasaritsagara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Ashvattha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravahanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyadharas (celestial beings).

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Asvattha [અશ્વત્થ] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus religiosa L. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Ficus peepul, Ficus superstitiosa, Ficus caudata. For the possible medicinal usage of asvattha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Ashvattha [अश्वत्थः] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Asvattha in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus religiosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma religiosum (Linnaeus) Gasparrini (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
· London Journal of Botany (1848)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· FBI (1888)
· Not. Pl. Asiat. (1854)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Asvattha, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ).—[na śvaściraṃ śālmalīvṛkṣādivat tiṣṭhati sthā-ka pṛṣo. nityasa. Tv.]

1) The holy fig tree; ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाख एषोऽश्वत्थः सनातनः (ūrdhvamūlo'vākśākha eṣo'śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ) Kaṭh.; the tree of this world; ऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखम- श्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम् (ūrdhvamūlamadhaḥśākhama- śvatthaṃ prāhuravyayam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 15.1. (Mar. piṃpaḷa).

2) A kind of the Aśvattha tree (nandīvṛkṣa; Mar. nāṃdurakhī.)

3) Name of another tree गर्दभाण्ड (gardabhāṇḍa) (Mar. lākhī piṃparī)

4) The constellation Aśvinī.

5) The time indicated or presided over by Aśvinī अश्वत्थो मुहूर्तः (aśvattho muhūrtaḥ) Sk. on संज्ञायां श्रवणाश्वत्थाभ्याम् (saṃjñāyāṃ śravaṇāśvatthābhyām) P.IV. 2.5.

6) A vessel made of the अश्वत्थ (aśvattha) tree (Ved.).

7) The fruit of the sacred fig-tree; अश्वत्थस्य फलमश्वत्थः (aśvatthasya phalamaśvatthaḥ) Sk.

8) The time at which it bears fruit; अश्वत्थफलयुक्तः कालोऽप्यश्वत्थः (aśvatthaphalayuktaḥ kālo'pyaśvatthaḥ) P.IV.3.48 Sk.

9) An epithet of the Sun.

1) Name of a people; Bṛ. S.14.3.

-tthā The day of the full moon in the month of Āśvina, (in which month the fruits of the sacred fig-tree generally become ripe).

-tthī [kṣudro'śvatthaḥ alpārthe ṅīp] A small fig-tree.

Derivable forms: aśvatthaḥ (अश्वत्थः).

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Āśvattha (आश्वत्थ).—a. (-tthī f.), [āśvatthika] (-kī f.) [अश्वत्थस्येदम् अण् ठक् वा (aśvatthasyedam aṇ ṭhak vā) P.IV.2.22]

1) Relating to or made of the holy fig-tree.

2) Relating to the fruit-bearing season of this tree, as a मुहूर्त (muhūrta).

-tthā The night having the अश्वत्थ (aśvattha) Nakṣatra.

-ttham The fruit of the holy fig-tree.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ).—m.

(-tthaḥ) 1. The holy fig tree, (Ficus religiosa.) 2. The fruit of the tree 3. The time at which it bears. f.

(-tthā) Day of fullmoon. E. a neg. śva a future period, and tha from sthā to remain; of less duration than the Vata or Indian fig; there are several other etymologies.

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Āśvattha (आश्वत्थ).—m.

(-tthaḥ) The fruit of the holy fig tree. E. aśvattha and aṇ aff.

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

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ).—m. The holy figtree, Ficus religiosa, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 15, 1.

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

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ).—[masculine] the holy fig-tree.

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Āśvattha (आश्वत्थ).—[feminine] ī made of (the wood of) the holy fig tree.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Vādārtha [nyāya]

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

1) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ):—[=aśva-ttha] [from aśva] a See ss.vv. below.

2) [from aśva] b m. (ttha = stha ‘under which horses stand’) the holy fig tree, Ficus Religiosa, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] a vessel made of its wood, [Ṛg-veda i, 135, 8; x, 97, 5]

4) [v.s. ...] the upper (or male) araṇi made of its wood, [Atharva-veda vi, 11, 1; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xi; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

5) [v.s. ...] the plant Thespesia Populneoides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of a Nakṣatra (also called Śroṇā), [Pāṇini 4-2, 5 and 22]

7) [v.s. ...] a Name of the sun, [Mahābhārata iii, 151]

8) [v.s. ...] Name of a people, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

9) Aśvatthā (अश्वत्था):—[from aśvattha > aśva] f. day of full moon in the month Āśvina (in which month the fruit of the Ficus Religiosa generally becomes ripe)

10) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ):—[from aśva] mfn. ‘relating to the Nakṣatra Aśvattha’, (with muhūrta) the moment in which the moon enters that Nakṣatra, [Pāṇini 4-2, 5 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

11) Āśvattha (आश्वत्थ):—[from āśva] mf(ī [gana] gaurādi, [Pāṇini 4-1, 41])n. belonging to the Aśvattha tree (Ficus Religiosa), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.

12) [v.s. ...] relating to the fruit-bearing season of this tree [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini]

13) [v.s. ...] belonging to the Nakṣatra Aśvattha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit of the Ficus Religiosa, [Pāṇini] and [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ):—(tthaḥ) 1. m. The holy fig-tree.

2) Āśvattha (आश्वत्थ):—(tthaḥ) 1. m. Fruit of the fig tree.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Assattha, Āsattha.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Aśvattha (अश्वत्थ) [Also spelled asvatth]:—(a) the Pipal tree.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aśvattha (ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ):—

1) [noun] the tree Ficus religiosa of Moraceae family; the Peepul tree; bo-tree.

2) [noun] a symbol of spirit.

3) [noun] ಒಂದು ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಕುವಷ್ಟು [omdu ashvatthakke hakuvashtu] ondu aśvatthakke hakuvaṣṭu very much; in (relatively) huge numbers.

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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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Partial matches: Ashva, Ttha, Ttha, Ttha.

Starts with (+7): Ashvatthabheda, Ashvatthadala, Ashvatthadi, Ashvatthaka, Ashvatthakalpa, Ashvatthakatte, Ashvatthakuna, Ashvatthala, Ashvatthama, Ashvatthaman, Ashvatthamandalabhishekaprayoga, Ashvatthamavidhi, Ashvatthamu, Ashvatthamula, Ashvatthamulaka, Ashvatthanagara, Ashvatthanarayana, Ashvatthanarayanastotra, Ashvatthaphala, Ashvatthapratishtha.

Ends with: Kadaashvattha, Kaduashvattha, Lohitashvattha, Shinjashvattha.

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