Asmana, Ashmana, Asmāna, Āśmana: 10 definitions
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Asmana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Āśmana can be transliterated into English as Asmana or Ashmana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
asmāna (अस्मान).—n ( P) The sky or heavens.
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āsmāna (आस्मान).—and compounds. See under अ.
asmāna (अस्मान).—n The sky, heavens. asmāna ṭhēṅgaṇēṃ hōṇēṃ To be puffed up with pride. asmānī a Sky-coloured; heavenly. asmānī sulatānī Heavenly and regal visitations, calamities.
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āsmāna (आस्मान).—See under अ.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Āśmana (आश्मन).—a. (-nī f.) [अश्मनो विकारः अण् (aśmano vikāraḥ aṇ)] Stony, made of stones. स चापमाश्मनप्रख्यं सेषुं धत्तेऽन्यदुर्वहाम् (sa cāpamāśmanaprakhyaṃ seṣuṃ dhatte'nyadurvahām) Bk.
-naḥ 1 Anything made of stone.
2) Name of Aruṇa, the charioteer of the sun.
Āśmana (आश्मन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Made of stone, stony, stone. E. aśman and añ aff. m.
(-naḥ) A name of Aruna, the charioteer of the sun. E. aśman stone, aṇ affix: immoveable as a stone, having no legs.
1) Āśmana (आश्मन):—[from āśma] mfn. stony, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Aruṇa (the sun’s charioteer), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Āśmana (आश्मन):—(naḥ) 1. m. A name of Aruna, the sun’s charioteer. a. Made of stone. Also āśmika.
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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
Āśmana (ಆಶ್ಮನ):—[noun] = ಆಶ್ಮ [ashma].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Asmāna (अस्मान):—n. the sky; the heavens;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ashmanagara, Asmanacapeta, Asmanagiri, Asmanatara.
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