Hiranyashvadana, Hiraṇyāśvadāna: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Hiraṇyāśvadāna can be transliterated into English as Hiranyasvadana or Hiranyashvadana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the KamikagamaHiraṇyāśvadāna (हिरण्याश्वदान) refers to the “gift of a golden horse”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] The concluding chapters (from Chapter 83 to 98) describe sixteen major types of gifting, which are comparable to similar treatments of gifting laid out in Dharmaśāstra literature. The gifts include the following: [...] The gift of a golden horse (hiraṇyāśvadāna, Chapter 93); [...]
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumHiraṇyāśvadāna (हिरण्याश्वदान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Burnell. 150.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyāśvadāna (हिरण्याश्वदान):—[=hiraṇyāśva-dāna] [from hiraṇyāśva > hiraṇya > hiraṇa] n. Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hiranyashva, Dana, Tana.
Full-text: Hiranyashva, Mahadana.
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