Ashvaratha, Āśvaratha, Aśvaratha, Ashva-ratha, Aśvarathā: 10 definitions
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Ashvaratha has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Āśvaratha and Aśvaratha and Aśvarathā can be transliterated into English as Asvaratha or Ashvaratha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAśvarathā (अश्वरथा):—(von aśva + ratha) f. Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Mahābhārata 3, 11681.]
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Āśvaratha (आश्वरथ):—(von aśva + ratha) adj. zu einem mit Pferden bespannten Wagen gehörig: cakram [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 122,] [Scholiast]
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Aśvaratha (अश्वरथ):—1. (aśva + ratha) m. ein bespannter Wagen [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 2, 4, 9.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 15, 1, 22. 22, 2, 1.]
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Aśvaratha (अश्वरथ):—2. (wie eben) adj. einen bespannten Wagen habend [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 16, 13, 10.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAśvaratha (अश्वरथ):—1. m. ein mit Rossen bespannter Wagen. aśvarathadāna n. Titel eines Pariśiṣṭa zum [Atharvaveda]
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Aśvaratha (अश्वरथ):—2. —
1) Adj. auf einem mit Rossen bespannten Wagen sitzend. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses.
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Partial matches: Ashva, Ratha.
Starts with: Ashvarathadana.
Ends with: Hiranyashvaratha, Prabhutanagashvaratha, Saptashvaratha, Shatashvaratha.
Full-text: Ashvarathadana, Senangacatushtaya, Hastyashvarathasambadha, Hastyashvarathaghosha, Senanga, Pattikaya, Uccairghosha, Khadga, Ratha.
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