aśvin

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[apte] a. [aśva-astyarthe ini] Posses- sed of horses, consisting of horses; Rv. 4. 2. 5. --m. A cavalier, a horse-tamer. --nau (du.) 1 The two physicians of the gods who are represented as the twin sons of the sun by a nymph in the form of a mare; cf. tvāṣṭrī tu saviturbhāryā vaḍavārūpadhāriṇī.. asūyata mahā- bhāgā sāṃtarīkṣe'śvināvubhau... [According to Vedic conception they are the har- bingers of Uṣas or the dawn; they...

Root

√maha मह

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · pūjāyām

to worship,to revere

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a. [aśva-astyarthe ini] Posses- sed of horses, consisting of horses; Rv. 4. 2. 5. --m. A cavalier, a horse-tamer. --nau (du.) 1 The two physicians of the gods who are represented...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 675
Texts Appeared In: 66

DCS: deprived of refuge

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Vājasaneyisaṃhitā (Mādhyandina) 32 4.7%

Concordance (Sample)

Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā surface: 'śvinau

so 'śvinau tau sahasrākṣaṃ so 'triputrādikān munīn
Vārāhagṛhyasūtra surface: 'śvinor

uttarato 'gner darbheṣu prācīṃ kanyām avasthāpya purastāt pratyaṅmukha upayantā
Vārāhagṛhyasūtra surface: aśvināv

pumāṃsau mitrāvaruṇau pumāṃsāv aśvināv ubhau