Parshnivaha, Pārṣṇivāha, Parshni-vaha: 3 definitions
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Parshnivaha 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.
The Sanskrit term Pārṣṇivāha can be transliterated into English as Parsnivaha or Parshnivaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPārṣṇivāha (पार्ष्णिवाह).—an outside horse.
Derivable forms: pārṣṇivāhaḥ (पार्ष्णिवाहः).
Pārṣṇivāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pārṣṇi and vāha (वाह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPārṣṇivāha (पार्ष्णिवाह).—m.
(-haḥ) An outside horse. E. pārṣṇi, vaha to bear, aff. aṇ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pārṣṇivāha (पार्ष्णिवाह):—[=pārṣṇi-vāha] [from pārṣṇi] m. ‘drawing (id est. harnessed to) the extremities of the axle-tree’
2) [v.s. ...] an outside horse, [Mahābhārata]
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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