Samyadvasu, Saṃyadvasu: 3 definitions
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Samyadvasu 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Saṃyadvasu (संयद्वसु).—One of the best seven rays of the sun; the root of Agni.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 45, 48.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Saṃyadvasu (संयद्वसु):—[=saṃ-yad-vasu] [from saṃ-yad > saṃ-yat] mfn. (yad-v) having continuous wealth, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. one of the seven rays of the sun, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Saṃyadvasu (संयद्वसु):—adj. ununterbrochenen Güterbesitz habend [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 15, 18.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 27.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 3, 2, 10, 2.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 5, 5, 12.]
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Saṃyadvasu (संयद्वसु):—vgl. saṃpadvasu .
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: Samyad, Vasu.
Full-text: Sampadvasu, Apsaras.
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 12 - The cosmic form of Śiva < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 2 - Purāṇic Sūrya, the Atmospheric Deity < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda VIII, adhyaya 6, brahmana 1 < [Eight Kanda]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]