Ayonisambhava, Ayonisaṃbhava: 5 definitions
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Ayonisambhava 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAyonisaṃbhava (अयोनिसंभव).—A tīrtha on the Narmadā: rids a man of rebirth.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 191. 61.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryayōnisambhava (अयोनिसंभव).—a S Unproduced from the womb or in any of the orders of generation; i.e. not jāraja, aṇḍaja, or svēdaja. Applied only to God.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishayōnisambhava (अयोनिसंभव).—a Not born from the womb, not produced in the ordinary course of generation. Applied to God.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyonisambhava (अयोनिसम्भव):—[=a-yoni-sambhava] [from a-yoni] mfn. = a-yoni-ja q.v., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAyōnisaṃbhava (ಅಯೋನಿಸಂಭವ):—[noun] = ಅಯೋನಿಜ [ayonija]; 2) Drōṇa, the famous teacher in Mahābhārata, who is believed to have born from a pot.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 114 - The Greatness of Ayonisaṃbhava Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Pilgrimages in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]