Asurahva, Asurāhva, Asura-ahva: 6 definitions

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Asurahva 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 dictionary

Asurāhva (असुराह्व).—bell-metal.

Derivable forms: asurāhvam (असुराह्वम्).

Asurāhva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asura and āhva (आह्व).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asurāhva (असुराह्व).—n.

(-hvaṃ) Bell metal. E. asura and āhvā a name; named after an Asura; struck at seasons of worship, and deterring his approach.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asurāhva (असुराह्व):—[from asura > asu] n. ‘named after an Asura (id est. after Kaṃsa, cf. kāṃsya)’, bell-metal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asurāhva (असुराह्व):—[asurā+hva] (hvaṃ) 1. n. Bell-metal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Asurahva in German

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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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