Ashvya, Aśvya: 6 definitions
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Ashvya 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 Aśvya can be transliterated into English as Asvya or Ashvya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśvya (अश्व्य).—a. [aśva-yat]
1) Belonging to a horse.
2) Consisting of horses.
-śvyam A number of horses.
3) Possession of horses.
-śvyaḥ 'son of Aśva', Name of Vaśa; याभिर्वशमश्व्यं प्रेणिमावतम् (yābhirvaśamaśvyaṃ preṇimāvatam) Ṛgveda 1.112.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvya (अश्व्य).—i. e. aśva + ya, m. A patronymic: a son of Aśva,
Aśvya (अश्व्य).—1. [adjective] equine; [neuter] = aśviya.
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Aśvya (अश्व्य).—2. [masculine] a [particle] name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśvya (अश्व्य):—[from aśva] 1. aśvya mfn. (3, rarely 2) ([gana] apūpādi q.v.) belonging to or coming from horses, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv]
2) [v.s. ...] consisting of horses, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a number of horses, possession of horses, [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] 2. aśvya m. (3) ‘son of Aśva’, Name of Vaśa, [Ṛg-veda i, 112, 10; viii, 46, 21 and 33]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of another man, [Ṛg-veda viii, 24, 14]
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