Ashvatthama, Aśvatthāmā: 7 definitions
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Ashvatthama 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.
Ashvatthama has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Aśvatthāmā can be transliterated into English as Asvatthama or Ashvatthama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAśvatthāma (अश्वत्थाम):—adj. von aśvatthāman [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 85, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAśvatthāma (अश्वत्थाम):—Adj. die Kraft eines Rosses habend [Mahābhāṣya 4,38] a.
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Partial matches: Ashva.
Starts with: Ashvatthaman, Ashvatthamandalabhishekaprayoga, Ashvatthamavidhi.
Full-text (+30): Yudhamanyu, Kripi, Shrutakarma, Sutasoma, Prativindhya, Uttamaujas, Shrutakirti, Trirathika, Shatanika, Ashvatthaman, Brahmastra, Brahmasira, Shrutahva, Indravarman, Malayadhvaja, Anjanaparvan, Gautami, Jayanika, Jayashva, Abhutaharana.
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Chapter 1 - Ashvatthama Destroys the Pandava Army < [Sauptika Parva]
Chapter 11 - The Fifthteenth Day at Kurukshetra; The Fall of the Preceptor, Drona < [Drona Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 1.8-9 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verse 1.36 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verse 11.46 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.3.27 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)]
Verse 3.3.113 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 14 - Conclusion < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
Part 2 - Summary of the Ūrubhaṅga < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]
Part 3-6 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka rules < [Chapter 8 - Utsṛṣṭikāṅka (critical study)]