Shyavashva, Śyāvāśva: 5 definitions

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Shyavashva 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 Śyāvāśva can be transliterated into English as Syavasva or Shyavashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shyavashva in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Śyāvāśva (श्यावाश्व).—Son of the sage Arcanānas. (See under Arcanānas).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Śyāvāśva (श्यावाश्व).—Of Ātreya gotra and a sage.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 113; Matsya-purāṇa 197. 5.

1b) An Ātreya clan.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 85.
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shyavashva in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śyāvāśva (श्यावाश्व).—[adjective] having brown horses; [masculine] a man’s name.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śyāvāśva (श्यावाश्व):—[from śyāva > śyāma] mfn. having brown horses, [Atharva-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Vedic Ṛṣi (having the [patronymic] Ātreya; he was the supposed author of various hymns in the 5th, 8th, and 9th Maṇḍalas; vāśvasya prahitau Name of two Sāmans), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] n. the story of Śyāvāśva, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of various Sāmans, [Sāma-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shyavashva in German

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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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