Ashvayuk, Aśvayuk: 3 definitions
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Ashvayuk 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 Aśvayuk can be transliterated into English as Asvayuk or Ashvayuk, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Aśvayuk (अश्वयुक्).—(śukla-navami), a manvantarādi for śrāddha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 17. 6.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Aśvayuk (अश्वयुक्).—Month of Aśvina. Note: Aśvayuk is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
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
Aśvayuk (अश्वयुक्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Asoya, Āsoa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Ashvayuksena, Ashvayukta.
Full-text (+0): Asoa, Asoya, Nakshatrayoga.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Ashvayuk, Aśvayuk, Asvayuk; (plurals include: Ashvayuks, Aśvayuks, Asvayuks). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 387 < [Volume 2 (1872)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 148 < [Volume 25 (1924)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 182 - Greatness of Mātṛ Deities < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 131 - Greatness of Dhruveśvara (Dhruva-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 225 - Greatness of Anarakeśvara (Anaraka-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
4a. Rudra in the Pṛṣātaka ceremony < [Chapter 4 - Rudra-Śiva in the Post-Brāhmaṇic Literature]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)