Shonashva, Śoṇāśva: 5 definitions
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Shonashva 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 Śoṇāśva can be transliterated into English as Sonasva or Shonashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚoṇāśva (शोणाश्व).—A son of Rājādhideva; had five sons, all heroic warriors.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 44. 78-9.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇāśva (शोणाश्व).—[adjective] having red horses (Droṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śoṇāśva (शोणाश्व):—[from śoṇa > śoṇ] mfn. = śoṇa-haya, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Rājādhideva, [Harivaṃśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚōṇāśva (ಶೋಣಾಶ್ವ):—[noun] = ಶೋಣ [shona]2 - 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Nikrunta, Shonahaya, Devasharma, Rajadhideva, Shatrujit, Shami, Shakra.
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