Ashvavati, śī: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Ashvavati 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.
The Sanskrit term śī can be transliterated into English as Asvavati or Ashvavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaśī (अश्ववती).—A river. It is believed that if one just thinks about it at daybreak, midday and sunset one will get salvation. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 165, Śloka 25).

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) śī (अश्ववती):—[=ś-ī] [from aśva-vat > aśva] f. (ī) Name of a river, [Mahābhārata xiii, 7651]
2) [v.s. ...] of an Apsaras, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) ś屹ī (अश्वावती):—[=aśvā-vaī] [from aśvā-vat > aśva] f. Name of a river, [Śiva-purāṇa Rev.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Ashvavant, Ashvaparna, Apsaras.
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