Hamsavahana, Haṃsavāhana, Hamsa-vahana: 7 definitions
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India history and geography
Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramHaṃsavahāna (हंसवहान) (i.e., Brahman) (in Sanskrit) refers to the Tamil aṉṉa-ūrti, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Haṃsavahāna) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHaṃsavāhana (हंसवाहन).—epithets of Brahman.
Derivable forms: haṃsavāhanaḥ (हंसवाहनः).
Haṃsavāhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms haṃsa and vāhana (वाहन). See also (synonyms): haṃsaratha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaṃsavāhana (हंसवाहन).—m.
(-naṃ) Brahma. E. haṃsa a goose, and vāhana a vehicle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaṃsavāhana (हंसवाहन):—[=haṃsa-vāhana] [from haṃsa] m. ‘id.’, Name of Brahmā, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHaṃsavāhana (हंसवाहन):—[haṃsa-vāhana] (naḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHaṃsavāhana (ಹಂಸವಾಹನ):—[noun] Brahma, whose vehicle is a swan.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vahana, Hamsa.
Full-text: Hamsaratha, Hamsa, Varunamantra, Jvalini, Jvalamalini, Mahajvala, Bhrikuti.
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