the name of the nakshatra presided over by the Ashvins
a N. of the Nakṣatra presided over by the Aśvins, Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=20138]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
अश्विनीaśvinī
अश्विनी (aśvinī) is a Sanskrit word meaning possessed or consisting of horses, mounted on horseback, a cavalier, horse-tamer, the two divine horsemen and physicians of heaven, the name of the nakshatra presided over by the Ashvins. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them The Nakṣatra Aśvinī, Related to Horses or Horsemen, The Goddess Aśvinī.
- Etymology
- E. अश्व a horse, इन् and ङीप् affix; the symbol of the Nakṣatra is a horse's head, figured by three stars in the head of ARIES
- Definitions
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Meanings by context
The Nakṣatra Aśvinī
10 definitions
the head of Aries or the first of the twenty-eight Nakshatras
the head of Aries or the first of the 28 Nakṣatras, Jyotiṣa (Literary category) ; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=20142]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
shortened for the sake of metre
(अश्विनि (aśvini), shortened for the sake of metre), Sūryasiddhānta (Title) [ID=20143]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The first of the 27 lunar mansions
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 0205-b]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [अश्वस्तदुत्तमांगाकारोऽस्त्यस्य (aśvastaduttamāṃgākāro'styasya) इनि ङीप् (ini ṅīp)]
1 The first of the 27 Nakshatras or lunar mansions (consisting of three stars).
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [अश्वस्तदुत्तमांगाकारोऽस्त्यस्य (aśvastaduttamāṃgākāro'styasya) इनि ङीप् (ini ṅīp)]
1 The first of the 27 Nakshatras or lunar mansions (consisting of three stars).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The first constellation in the moon's path. 2. A mythological nymph personifying this asterism. 3. The wife of Surya in the form of a mare.
अश्व (aśva)िनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 091]
अश्व (aśva)िनी (aśvinī) f. (-नी (-nī))
अश्व (aśva)िनी (aśvinī) f. (-नी (-nī))
1 The first of the twenty-eight Nakṣatras or constellations in the moon's path, hence considered its mansions.
2 In mythology, a nymph, the asterism personified.
3 The wife of SŪRYA, who concealed herself in the form of a mare.
E. अश्व (aśva) a horse, इन् (in) and ङीप् (ṅīp) affix; the symbol of the Nakṣatra is a horse's head, figured by three stars in the head of ARIES.
[ID=4377]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The first lunar mansion. 2. A nymph, wife of the sun.
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 071-a]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) (नी) ((nī)) 3. f. The first lunar mansion; a nymph, wife of the sun. [ID=3754]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) (नी) ((nī)) 3. f. The first lunar mansion; a nymph, wife of the sun. [ID=3754]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The first constellation in the moon's path. 2. A mythological nymph personifying this asterism. 3. The wife of Surya who took the form of a mare.
अश्व (aśva)िनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 075-a]
अश्व (aśva)िनी (aśvinī)
अश्व (aśva)िनी (aśvinī)
f. (-नी (-nī))
1. The first of the twenty-eight Nakshatras or constellations in the moons path, hence considered its mansions.
2. In mythology, a nymph, the asterism personified.
3. The wife of SURYA, who concealed herself in the form of a mare.
E. अश्व (aśva) a horse, इन् (in) and ङीप् (ṅīp) affixes; the symbol of the Nakshatra is a horse's head, figured by three stars in the head of ARIES.
[ID=4375]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a lunar mansion
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 012-2]
Aśvinī1, a nakṣatra, the first of the younger series, the
Aśvinī1, a nakṣatra, the first of the younger series, the
twenty-seventh of the older, beginning with Kṛttikā (see
Whitney to Sū° Si°, VIII, 9; VP. II, ch. 8, vol. ii, p. 261 ff.;
junction-star β Arietis).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 64,
3285 (he who under A. gives a carriage yoked with horses is
reborn in a family that is rich in elephants, horses, and
carriages).—§ 749 (do.): 89, 4268 (plur.: °ṣv aśvān
vindeta, obtains horses; of the result of bringing a śrāddha
“aśvinīyoge”).—§ 759 (do.): 110, 5390 (°yāṃ sakthinī caiva,
cf. Aśleṣāḥ).—Cf. Aśvinī2.
[ID=127]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
1. A constellation. 2. A presiding deity of musical melody.
Aśvinī (II) — a nakṣatra; as part of Nāgavithī;1 effect of Śrāddha, performed in;2 as the presiding deity of musical melody Aśvakrantā.3
[Footnote: 1) Vā. 66. 48.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. 82. 14.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. 86. 64.]
[ID=1034]
[Footnote: 1) Vā. 66. 48.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. 82. 14.]
[Footnote: 3) Ib. 86. 64.]
[ID=1034]
— The Purana Index
See Nakshatra
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 1-045]
Aśvinī. See Nakṣatra. [ID=182]
Aśvinī. See Nakṣatra. [ID=182]
— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects
The Goddess Aśvinī
3 definitions
the wife of the two Ashvins
(H2B) [Printed book page 116,1]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) (इनी (inī)), f. N. of the wife of the two Aśvins (who in later times was considered as their mother; cf. अश्विनी (aśvinī)-पुत्रौ (aśvinī-putrau) below), Ṛg-veda (Title) v, 46, 8 [ID=20141]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) (इनी (inī)), f. N. of the wife of the two Aśvins (who in later times was considered as their mother; cf. अश्विनी (aśvinī)-पुत्रौ (aśvinī-putrau) below), Ṛg-veda (Title) v, 46, 8 [ID=20141]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A mythological nymph considered the mother of the Ashvins and wife of the sun, who concealed herself in the form of a mare.
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 0205-b]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [अश्वस्तदुत्तमांगाकारोऽस्त्यस्य (aśvastaduttamāṃgākāro'styasya) इनि ङीप् (ini ṅīp)]
2 A nymph considered in later times as the mother of the Aśvins, the wife of the sun, who concealed herself in the form of a mare.
(pb)
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [अश्वस्तदुत्तमांगाकारोऽस्त्यस्य (aśvastaduttamāṃgākāro'styasya) इनि ङीप् (ini ṅīp)]
2 A nymph considered in later times as the mother of the Aśvins, the wife of the sun, who concealed herself in the form of a mare.
(pb)
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A nymph considered as the mother of the Ashvins. 2. The first lunar mansion consisting of three stars.
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 082-14]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) f. 1. A nymph considered as the mother of the Aśvins; 2. the first lunar mansion consisting of three stars. [ID=4241]
अश्विनी (aśvinī) f. 1. A nymph considered as the mother of the Aśvins; 2. the first lunar mansion consisting of three stars. [ID=4241]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Aśvinī as a Tīrtha
1 definition
a sacred bathing place
Aśvinī2, a tīrtha (?). § 733 (Ānuśās.): XIII, 25, 1708
(°yām: then a man acquires beauty and glory—rūpavar-
caskam—after death).
[ID=128]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Other Individuals Named Aśvinī
1 definition
the wife of Akrura and mother of thirteen sons
अश्विनी (aśvinī) [Printed book page 1-130]
Aśvinī (I) — the wife of Akrūra, and mother of thirteen sons. M. 45. 32-3. [ID=1033]
Aśvinī (I) — the wife of Akrūra, and mother of thirteen sons. M. 45. 32-3. [ID=1033]
— The Purana Index
Sons of Aśvins/Aśvinī (Nakula and Sahadeva)
1 definition
the two sons of the Ashvins, Nakula and Sahadeva
(for अश्वि-सुतौ (aśvi-sutau)) the two sons of the Aśvins, viz. Nakula and Sahadeva, Mahābhārata (Title) v, 1816 [ID=20140]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The Divine Twins (Aśvins)
1 definition
the two divine horsemen and physicians of heaven
अश्विन् (aśvin) (इना (inā) or इनौ (inau)), m. du. ‘the two charioteers’, N. of two divinities (who appear in the sky before the dawn in a golden carriage drawn by horses or birds; they bring treasures to men and avert misfortune and sickness; they are considered as the physicians of heaven), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. [ID=20137]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The Number Two
1 definition
the number two
the number, ‘two’, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) ; Sūryasiddhānta (Title) [ID=20139]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.