Asuniti, Asunīti, Asu-niti: 4 definitions
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Asuniti 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsunīti (असुनीति).—f. the life or the spirits (personified as a female deity invoked for the preservation of life); असुनीते मनो अस्मासु धारय (asunīte mano asmāsu dhāraya) Ṛgveda 1.59.5.
Derivable forms: asunītiḥ (असुनीतिः).
Asunīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asu and nīti (नीति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asunīti (असुनीति):—[=asu-nīti] [from asu] f. (asu-) the world of spirits, [Ṛg-veda x, 12, 4; 15, 14; 16, 2]
2) [v.s. ...] personified as a female deity (invoked for the preservation of life, [Ṛg-veda x, 59, 5 and 6]), or as Yama (lord of the dead, [Atharva-veda xviii, 3, 59; Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska])
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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.
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Ends with: Vasuniti.
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
3. Goddess Asunīti < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
32. Glorification of Women through the Eulogy of the Female Deities < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Origin and Development of Allegory in Sanskrit Literature and Drama < [Chapter 1 - Allegorical Plays in Sanskrit Literature]