Devasva, Dēvasva, Devashva, Devāśva, Deva-ashva, Deva-sva: 11 definitions
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Devasva has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Devāśva can be transliterated into English as Devasva or Devashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevasva (देवस्व):—(deva + sva) n. Eigenthum der Götter [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 20. 26.]
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Devāśva (देवाश्व):—(deva + aśva) m. Götterpferd: devāśvā vai vājinaḥ [Śāṅkhāyana’s Brāhmaṇa 5, 2.] Indra's Pferd Uccaiḥśravas [Halāyudha im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevasva (देवस्व):—n. Eigenthum der Götter.
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Devāśva (देवाश्व):—m. —
1) Götterross. —
2) *Indra’s Ross Uccaiḥśravas.
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: Ashva, Deva, Shva.
Starts with: Devasvami, Devasvamin, Devasvanidhi, Devasvapaharana.
Ends with: Bidudevasva.
Full-text: Hiranyava, Yajnashila, Nirmalya, Hims.
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