Tvashtra, Tvaṣṭra, Tvāṣṭra: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Tvaṣṭra and Tvāṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Tvastra or Tvashtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchTvāṣṭra (त्वाष्ट्र):—
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Tvāṣṭra (त्वाष्ट्र):—
1) parvan [Oxforder Handschriften 30,a, No. 75.] Zu [Sp. 470, Z. 5] yuga der 4te Jupitercyclus [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 24.] —
2) a) = Vṛtra [Halāyudha 5, 60.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 12, 5.] — c) des Triśiras [Ṛgveda] [Anukramaṇikā] — Vgl. antatvāṣṭrī .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungTvāṣṭra (त्वाष्ट्र):—(auch dreisilbig) und tvāṣṭra (nur [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14]) —
1) Adj. dem Gotte Tvaṣṭar gehörig , von ihm herrührend , unter ihm stehend u.s.w. —
2) m. — a) der Sohn Tvaṣṭar’s Bez. Viśvarūpa's , Ābhūti’s , Vṛtra’s und Triśiras. — b) eine Art Eklipse —
3) f. tvāṣṭrī — a) Patron. der Saraṇyū , der Gattin Vivasvant's. Pl. Bez. best. weiblicher Wesen göttlicher oder dämonischer Art. tvāṣṭyrāḥ sāma Name eines Sāmen. — b) *ein kleiner Wagen. —
4) (*f.) und n. das Mondhaus Citrā. —
5) n. die Kraft — , Energie Tvaṣṭar’s Schöpferkraft , Zeugungskraft.
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Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Saṃhitā (2): Horse-headed sage Dadhyañc Ātharvan < [Chapter 2]
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.21 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 1.5.42 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section VI - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter IV]
Section VI - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter II]
Section V - The Interdependence of Created Objects < [Chapter II]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Popular Astra-prayogas of Rāmāyaṇa War < [Chapter 3]
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Sarga II: Dhanurveda-viveka-kathana (64 Verses) < [Chapter 2]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 9: Birth of Neminātha < [Chapter V - Birth of Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, and Ariṣṭanemi]
Part 4: Emancipation (mokṣa) of Nemi (Neminātha) < [Chapter XII - Baladeva’s going to heaven]
Part 5: Episode of Rathamemi and Rājīmatī < [Chapter IX - Ariṣṭanemi’s sport, initiation, omniscience]