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अश्विन्

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Script: Devanagari

अश्विन्     

अश्विन् n.  वैवस्वत मन्वन्तर का एक देव (अश्विनीकुमार देखिये)

अश्विन्     

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English
अश्विन्  mfn. mfn. possessed of horses, consisting of horses, [RV.]
mounted on horseback, [MārkP.]
अश्विन्  m. m. a cavalier
horse-tamer, [RV.]
अश्विन्  m. m. du. (इ॑ना or इनौ) ‘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), [RV.] &c.
a N. of the नक्षत्र presided over by the अश्विन्s, [VarBṛS.]
the number, ‘two’ ib.; [Sūryas.]
अश्वि-सुतौ   (for ) the two sons of the अश्विन्s, viz.नकुल and सहदेव, [MBh. v, 1816]
ROOTS:
अश्वि सुतौ
अश्विन्  n. n. (= अश्व-वत्n.q.v.) richness in horses, [RV. i, 53, 4.]

अश्विन्     

अश्विन् [aśvin] a.  a. अश्व-अस्त्यर्थे इनि] Possessed of horses, consisting of horses; [Rv.4.2.5] m. A cavalier, a horse-tamer.
-नौ   (du.)
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. त्वाष्ट्री तु सवितुर्भार्या वडवारूपधारिणी । असूयत महाभागा सान्तरीक्षेऽश्विनाबुभौ ॥ [According to Vedic conception they are the harbingers of Uṣas or the dawn; they are young, beautiful, bright, swift &c.; and, according to Yāska, they represent the transition from darkness of light, when the intermingling of both produces that inseparable duality expressed by the twin nature of these deities; according to different interpretations quoted in the Nirukta they were 'heaven and earth', 'day and night', 'two kings, performers of holy acts' which may be traced to their dual and luminous nature. Mythically they were the parents of Nakula and Sahadeva and the physicians of the gods and are called Gadāgadau, Svarvaidyau, Dasrau, Nāsatyau, Vādaveyau, Abdhijau &c. They were celebrated for their active benevolence and curative power which they showed in restoring the sage Chyavana, when grown old and decrepit. to youth, and prolonged his life.]
Two horses.
(In astr.) The twins of the zodiac.

अश्विन्     

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English
अश्विन्  m.  du. (-नौ) The twin sons of ASWINI by SURYA, and physicians of Swarga.
E. अश्विनी and अण् affix, the fem. termination is dropped.
ROOTS:
अश्विनी अण्

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