Name of a Kaikeya
N. of a Kaikeya, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) x [ID=19924.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
अश्वपतिaśvapati
अश्वपति (aśvapati) is a Sanskrit word meaning lord of horses, name of a Kaikeya, a brother-in-law of Dasharatha, an Asura, a king of Madras and father of Savitri, brother of Asva and incarnate as king Hardikya. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Kaikeya King/Prince, King of Madras, Father of Sāvitrī, An Asura / Son of Danu.
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Kaikeya King/Prince
3 definitions
a brother-in-law of Dasharatha
of a brother-in-law of Daśaratha, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ii, 1, 2 [ID=19924.2]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
lord of horses, a prince of the Kekayas who instructed Prachinashala and other Brahmins
अश्वपति (aśvapati) [Printed book page 1-044]
Aśva-pati (‘lord of horses’) is a name of a prince of the Kekayas, who instructed Prācīnaśāla and other Brahmins.1
[Footnote: 1) Chāndogya Upaniṣad, v. 11, 4; Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, x. 6, 1, 2.]
[ID=176]
Aśva-pati (‘lord of horses’) is a name of a prince of the Kekayas, who instructed Prācīnaśāla and other Brahmins.1
[Footnote: 1) Chāndogya Upaniṣad, v. 11, 4; Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, x. 6, 1, 2.]
[ID=176]
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
King of Madras, Father of Sāvitrī
3 definitions
a king of Madras and father of Savitri
of a king of Madras and father of Sāvitri, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=19924.4]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a king of the Madras and father of Savitri
Aśvapati2, a king of the Madras, father of Sāvitrī (Pa° vra°
mā°): III, 294, 16621, 16628, (16629); 294, (16662),
(16673), (16678); 235, (16698), (16700), 16706; 299,
16914 (with Mālavī he got 100 sons; these are called
Mālavāḥ; 297, 16807).
[ID=106]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
the king of Madras who sacrificed to the goddess Savitri and was blessed with a daughter of that name
अश्वपति (aśvapati) [Printed book page 1-127]
Aśvapati — the king of Madras; issueless sacrificed to goddess Sāvitrī and was blessed with a daughter of that name. M. 208. 5-11. [ID=1008]
Aśvapati — the king of Madras; issueless sacrificed to goddess Sāvitrī and was blessed with a daughter of that name. M. 208. 5-11. [ID=1008]
— The Purana Index
An Asura / Son of Danu
1 definition
an Asura
of an Asura, Mahābhārata (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) [ID=19924.3]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Brother of Aśva / Incarnation of King Hārdikya
1 definition
brother of Asva and incarnate as king Hardikya
अश्वपति (aśvapati) [Printed book page 009-1]
Aśvapati1, brother of Aśva1: I, 65 (§ 92), 2532 (Aṃśāvat.);
Aśvapati1, brother of Aśva1: I, 65 (§ 92), 2532 (Aṃśāvat.);
incarnate as king Hārdikya, I, 67 (§ 130), 2650 (do.).
[ID=105]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Lord of Horses / Cavalry Commander / Royal Title
1 definition
lord of horses
(H3) [Printed book page 115,1]
अश्व (aśva)—पति (—pati) m. lord of horses, Ṛg-veda (Title) viii, 21, 3 (voc.; said of Indra), Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) xvi, 24 [ID=19924]
अश्व (aśva)—पति (—pati) m. lord of horses, Ṛg-veda (Title) viii, 21, 3 (voc.; said of Indra), Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) xvi, 24 [ID=19924]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.