Ashvavaha, Aśvavāha, Aśvavaha, Ashva-vaha: 7 definitions
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Ashvavaha 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 terms Aśvavāha and Aśvavaha can be transliterated into English as Asvavaha or Ashvavaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAśvavāha (अश्ववाह).—A son of Citraka.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 114.
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 dictionaryAśvavaha (अश्ववह).—a horseman.
Derivable forms: aśvavahaḥ (अश्ववहः).
Aśvavaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and vaha (वह).
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Aśvavāha (अश्ववाह).—[aśvaṃ vāhayati cālayati] a horseman.
Derivable forms: aśvavāhaḥ (अश्ववाहः).
Aśvavāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and vāha (वाह). See also (synonyms): aśvavāhaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvavaha (अश्ववह).—m.
(-haḥ) A horseman. E. aśva and vaha what bears; whom a horse carries.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśvavaha (अश्ववह):—[=aśva-vaha] [from aśva] m. a horseman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Aśvavāha (अश्ववाह):—[=aśva-vāha] [from aśva] m. a horseman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvavaha (अश्ववह):—[aśva-vaha] (haḥ) 1. m. A horseman.
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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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