Atithigva: 7 definitions
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Atithigva 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAtithigva (अतिथिग्व).—He was a King referred to in the Ṛgveda. He had another name, "Divodāsa". This King had fought several battles against Asuras with the help of Indra. It is said that once, being afraid of the Asuras, he tried to hide himself under the water. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 10, Sūkta 53; Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 16, Sūkta 112).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAtithigva (अतिथिग्व).—An epithet of Divodāsa whom the gods helped in overcoming Śambara.
Derivable forms: atithigvaḥ (अतिथिग्वः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtithigva (अतिथिग्व).—m. A name of Divodāsa,
1) Atithigva (अतिथिग्व):—[=atithi-gva] [from atithi] m. ‘to whom guests should go’, Name of Divodāsa and of another mythical hero, [Ṛg-veda]
2) Ātithigva (आतिथिग्व):—(5) m. a descendant of atithi-gva, [Ṛg-veda viii, 68, 16 [sequens]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtithigva (अतिथिग्व):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-gvaḥ) A proper name or a vaidik epithet of Divodāsa. (Properly meaning: ‘worthy to be approached by guests, hospitable’. E. atithi and gva (from gam, uṇ. aff. ḍva).
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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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Full-text: Gva, Atitheyi, Atithyavat, Atithyasatkara, Atithyarupa, Atithyasatkriya, Atitheya, Atithyeshti, Atithya, Vangrida, Shambara, Divodasa, Kutsa.
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