Asitagriva, Asitagrīva, Asita-griva: 5 definitions
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Asitagriva 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsitagrīva (असितग्रीव).—a. having a black neck. Vāj.23.13. (-vaḥ) 1 fire.
2) A peacock; प्रावृषीवासितग्रीवो मज्जेत निशि निर्जने । मायूरेण गुणेनैव स्त्रीभिश्चावेक्षितश्चरेत् (prāvṛṣīvāsitagrīvo majjeta niśi nirjane | māyūreṇa guṇenaiva strībhiścāvekṣitaścaret) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.12.13.
Asitagrīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asita and grīva (ग्रीव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asitagrīva (असितग्रीव):—[=asita-grīva] [from asita] mfn. (asita-) having a black neck, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiii, 13] ([Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii])
2) [v.s. ...] m. a peacock, [Mahābhārata xii, 4363.]
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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 corpusAsitagrīva (ಅಸಿತಗ್ರೀವ):—[noun] = ಅಸಿತಕಂಠ [asitakamtha].
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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Partial matches: Griva, Asita.
Full-text: Griva.
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