Ashviniputrau, Aśvinīputrau, Ashvini-putrau: 2 definitions
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Ashviniputrau 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 Aśvinīputrau can be transliterated into English as Asviniputrau or Ashviniputrau, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśvinīputrau (अश्विनीपुत्रौ).—the twin sons of Aśvinī, the Sun's wife.
Aśvinīputrau is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśvinī and putrau (पुत्रौ). See also (synonyms): aśvinīkumārau, aśvinīsutau.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvinīputrau (अश्विनीपुत्रौ):—[=aśvinī-putrau] [from aśvin > aśva] m. [dual number] the twin sons of Aśvinī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Ashvini.
Full-text: Ashvin, Ashvini, Ashvinikumarau, Ashvinisutau.
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