Kapilashva, Kapilāśva, Kapila-ashva: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kapilāśva can be transliterated into English as Kapilasva or Kapilashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व):—One of the three remaining sons of Kuvalayāśva (son of Bṛhadaśva). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.23-24)
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व).—Son of a King called Kuvalāśva. A sage named Dhandhu destroyed him. (Śloka, 40 Chapter 204, Vana Parva)
1a) Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व).—A son of Kuvalayāśva, who survived the fire from Dhundhu's mouth.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 23-4; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 63; Matsya-purāṇa 12. 32.
1b) One of the three sons of Dhundhumāra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 61; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 42.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व).—an epithet of Indra.
Derivable forms: kapilāśvaḥ (कपिलाश्वः).
Kapilāśva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kapila and aśva (अश्व).
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व).—m.
(-śvaḥ) A title of the god Indra. E. kapila tawny, and aśva horse; such being the colour of Indra'S steed.
1) Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व):—[from kapila > kapi] m. ‘having brown horses’, Name of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व):—[kapilā+śva] (śvaḥ) 1. m. Indra.
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व):—(ka + aśva) m.
1) ein Beiname Indra's [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 58.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 56.] eines Sohnes von Dhundhumāra [Harivaṃśa 706.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 6, 24.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 362.]
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Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व):—
2) [Mahābhārata 3, 13621.]
Kapilāśva (कपिलाश्व):—m. —
1) Beiname Indra's. —
2) Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
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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Partial matches (+0): Ashva, Kapila.
Full-text (+0): Kuvalayashva, Candrashva, Dridhashva, Samkoca.
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