Ahirbudhnyas, Ahir-budhnyas: 2 definitions
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Ahirbudhnyas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ahirbudhnyas (अहिर्बुध्न्यस्):—[=ahir-budhnyas] [from ahi] [nominative case] sg. m. ([instrumental case] ahinā budhnyena, [Ṛg-veda iv, 55, 6]) = ὄφις Πύθων, the serpent of the deep (enumerated in [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska v, 4 and; Nirukta, by Yāska x, 44] among the divinities of the middle region, the abyss in which he lives being that of the region of mist), [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā x, 19]
2) [from ahir-budhnyas > ahi] [nominative case] sg. allegorically identified with Agni Gārhapatya, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā v, 33; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] [nominative case] sg. in later times:
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Ahir.
Starts with: Ahirbudhnyasamhita.
Full-text: Ahi.
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