Asvad, Āsvad: 5 definitions
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Asvad means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 dictionaryĀsvad (आस्वद्).—1 Ā. To taste. -Caus. To taste, enjoy, संभोगं (saṃbhogaṃ) Meghadūta 89; R.3.54; (fig.) to plunder, defraud; नास्वाद्यसे भुजङ्गैः (nāsvādyase bhujaṅgaiḥ) K.19.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsvad (आस्वद्).—& samā (svādayati) relish, eat, enjoy.
Āsvad is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and svad (स्वद्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsvad (आस्वद्):—[=ā-√svad] [Parasmaipada] -svadati, to eat, consume, [Mahābhārata] :
—[Causal] -svādayati, to taste, enjoy, eat with a relish, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka; Suśruta; Pañcatantra etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āsvād (आस्वाद्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āsāa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAsvad in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) flavour, relish..—asvad (आस्वाद) is alternatively transliterated as Āsvāda.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+22): Ashvadala, Ashvadamshtra, Ashvadanapaddhati, Ashvadanaprayoga, Ashvadanavidhi, Ashvadavan, Ashvadaya, Ashvadeva, Ashvadhati, Ashvadhika, Ashvadhikara, Ashvadhyaksha, Ashvadi, Ashvadiguna, Ashvadiksha, Ashvaduta, Ashvadvadasha, Asvada, Asvadadana, Asvadaka.
Ends with: Amhasvad, Samasvad.
Full-text: Asaa, Asvada, Asvadaka, Asvadaniya, Samasvad, Asvadana, Asvadyatoya, Asvadavat, Asvadiya, Asvadita, Asvadya, Urugaya, Svadu.
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