Ashvayuja, Āśvayuja: 11 definitions
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Ashvayuja 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 Āśvayuja can be transliterated into English as Asvayuja or Ashvayuja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Āśvayuja (आश्वयुज) refers to the period mid-September till mid-October, as mentioned in verse 5.3-4 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] if, berained by it, stainless rice-pap kept in a silver bowl (remains) unputrid and undiscoloured, it (is) to be drunk as Gangetic (water). Otherwise, (it is) oceanic (water); this (is) not to be drunk except in the month of Āśvayuja”.
Note: Āśvayuja (~ston-zla ’briṅ-po) signifies the period from mid-September till mid-October.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraAśvayuja (अश्वयुज) refers to the lunar month corresponding to September-October (when the full moon is in the constellation of Aśvayuja), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of Aśvayuja the people of Kāmboja, of Cīna (China), the Yavanas, surgeons, the Vāhlīkas and the people living on the banks of the Indus, together with the physicians of Ānarta and of Pauṇḍra and the Kirātas will perish, but there will be prosperity in the land”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀśvayuja (आश्वयुज).—a. (-jī f.) [अश्वयुज-अण् (aśvayuja-aṇ)]
1) Belonging to the month Āśvina.
2) Born under the constellation अश्वयुज् (aśvayuj).
-jaḥ The month आश्विन (āśvina); भाद्रपदाश्वयुजौ वर्षाः (bhādrapadāśvayujau varṣāḥ) Suśr.; त्यजेदाश्वयुजे मासि मुन्यन्नं पूर्वसंचितम् (tyajedāśvayuje māsi munyannaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam) Manusmṛti 6.15; Y.3.47.
-jī The day of the full moon in Āśvina.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvayuja (आश्वयुज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jī-jaṃ) Belonging to or occurring in the same month of Aswin. m.
(-jaḥ) The month Aswin, (September-October.) f. (-jī) The day of full moon in Aswin. E. aśvayuja the first lunar mansion, affix aṇ and fem. ṅīp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvayuja (आश्वयुज).—i. e. aśva-yuj + a, m. The month Āśvina (September- October), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvayuja (आश्वयुज).—[masculine] = 2 āśvina [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśvayuja (अश्वयुज):—[=aśva-yuja] [from aśva] m. the month Āśvina, [Kauśika-sūtra; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) Āśvayuja (आश्वयुज):—[from āśva] mf(ī)n. ([from] idem), born under the constellation Aśvayuj, [Pāṇini 4-3, 36]
3) [v.s. ...] belonging to or occurring in the month Āśvina, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] m. the month Āśvina, [Suśruta; Manu-smṛti]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśvayuja (आश्वयुज):—[āśva-yuja] (jaḥ) 1. m. The month Āshwin, (Sept.-Oct.) (jī) 3. f. Day of the full moon in Āshwin.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAśvayuja (ಅಶ್ವಯುಜ):—[noun] the first star in the constellation Aries.
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Āśvayuja (ಆಶ್ವಯುಜ):—[noun] the seventh month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
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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Starts with: Ashvayujaka.
Full-text (+38): Ashvayuj, Padmanabhadvadashi, Ashvaija, Ashvija, Acuvicam, Ashvayujya, Sharacchamdrike, Sharatkala, Appikai, Sharacchandra, Ashvayuji, Acuvayuci, Shigehunnime, Arpaci, Manomi, Durgashtami, Navaratri, Shubhasaptami, Dasara, Vijayotsava.
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