aśvin

aśvin m. du. (-nau) The twin sons of AŚVINĪ by SŪRYA, and physicians of Svarga.

E. aśvinī and aṇ affix, the fem. termination is dropped.

aśvin (nau) 5. m. Twin sons, physi-
cians of heaven. So aśvinīputrau
aśvīnī-kumārau-aśvinī-sutau- 1. m.

aśvin aśvin, i. e. aśva + in, m., du.

Two deities, Rām. 1, 24, 8. — Cf. the

Dioscuri.

Aśvin, ī, inī, i, Ved. possessed of horses, consist-

ing of horses; (ī), m. a cavalier, a horse-tamer;

(nau), m. du. the two charioteers; N. of two divini-

ties, 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;

in later times they are considered as the physicians of

Svarga or heaven; (in astronomy) they are the twins

of the zodiac; (inī), f. a nymph, considered in later

times as the mother of the Aśvins; she was the wife of

Sūrya or the sun, who concealed herself in the form of

a mare; (in astronomy) the head of Aries or the first

of the twenty-eight Nakṣatras or lunar mansions;

(i), n., Ved. richness in horses. —Aśvi-devatāka,

as, ā, am, whose divinities are the Aśvins. —Aśvinī-

kumāra or aśvinī-putra or aśvinī-suta, au, m. du.

the twin sons of Sañjñā, the sun's wife, in the form

of Aśvinī, commonly called the Aśvins. —Aśvi-mat,

ān, atī, at, (any Mantra &c.) containing the word

Aśvin. —Aśvi-sālokya, am, n. the heaven or station

of the Aśvins, to which the giver of a horse is raised.

aśvín, a. horsed; as dual m. the Aśvins, gods of the morning light, 85¹⁵N. [aśva.]

aśvin a. [aśva-astyarthe ini] Possessed 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 mahābhāgā sāṃtarīkṣe'śvināvubhau ... [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 to 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 Cyavana, when grown old and decrepit, to youth, and prolonged his life.].

2 Two horses.

3 (In astr.) The twins of the zodiac.

aśvín a. horsed. m. horseman; du. the two Aśvins; f. aśvínī their wife or mother.

aśvin aśv-ín, a. rich in horses; m. charioteer:
du. the Aśvins, twin gods of the dawn..

aśvín mfn. possessed of horses, consisting of horses, RV.

mounted on horseback, MārkP.

aśvín (ī́), m. a cavalier

horse-tamer, RV.

aśvín (ínā or 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), RV. &c.

a N. of the Nakṣatra presided over by the Aśvins, VarBṛS.

the number, ‘two’, ib.; Sūryas.

(for aśvi-sutau) the two sons of the Aśvins, viz. Nakula and Sahadeva, MBh. v, 1816

aśvín (í), n. (= aśva-vat n. q.v.) richness in horses, RV. i, 53, 4.

aśvin m. du. (-nau) The twin sons of ASWINI by SURYA, and physicians
of Swarga.

E. aśvinī and aṇ affix, the fem. termination is dropped.

aśvin a. aśva-astyarthe ini] Possessed 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 mahābhāgā sāntarīkṣe'śvinābubhau || [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.] -2 Two horses. -3 (In astr.) The twins of the zodiac.

aśvin aśvin m. cavalier.

— Du. aśvinau, les deux Cavaliers célestes, fils de Sūrya; ils répondent à Castor et Pollux.

aśvinī f. 1er astérisme lunaire.

La mère des Aśvins.

aśvin- m. du. n. de deux divinités jumelées ; -ī- f. n. d'un Nakṣatra.

aśvín (von aśva)

1) adj. mit Pferden versehen, aus Pferden bestehend, equinus: gomā̂m̐ àgne 'vîmām̐ àśvī yàjñaḥ ṚV. 4, 2, 5. sa nô nìyudbhìrā pṛ̂ṇà kāmàṃ vājêbhiràśvibhîḥ 6, 47, 21. rathâm 10, 75, 9. ràyiṃ gomântamàśvinâm 9, 67, 6. 4, 10. àśvī ràthī sûrū̀pa idgomā̀m̐ idîndra tè sakhā̂ 8, 4, 9.

— 2) m. subst. Rossebändiger: àśvīvà tām̐ atî yeṣàṃ rathêna 2, 27, 16. Agni: yamàśvī nityâmupàyātî yàjñam 7, 1, 12. Indra und Agni 1, 109, 4. 4, 34, 19.

— 3) m. du. aśvinau die beiden Rosselenker, zwei Lichtgötter, die zuerst am Morgenhimmel erscheinen ( ṚV. 7, 67, 3. 8, 5, 2), auf einem von geflügelten Rossen oder von Vögeln gezogenen goldenen Wagen ( 8, 5, 33. 35. 1, 118, 4) zum Frühopfer, nach anderer Auffassung dreimal am Tage zum Altar, kommen. Man rühmt ihre rettenden Thaten ( 1, 118, 3.), Schenkungen, Heilungen; sie erscheinen schon im Veda als die göttlichen Aerzte (8, 9, 6. 22, 10. 75, 1. 10, 39, 3. Vgl. TAITT. BR. 3, 1, 2, 13. SUŚR. 1, 3. AK. 1, 1, 1, 47. H. 181). Die Aśvin sind Söhne der Saraṇyū ( ṚV. 10, 17, 2), einer Tochter Tvaṣṭar's, die die Gestalt einer Stute angenommen hatte (BṚH. DEV. in Z. f. vgl. Spr. 2, 442. MBH. 1, 2599). Daher heissen die Aśvin auch baḍavāsutau . Aus Saraṇyū ist HARIV. 545 Sureṇu geworden, die auch den Namen Saṃjñā führt (ebend. und VP. 266); vgl. auch weiter unten u. 3. R. 3, 20, 15 wird Aditi als Mutter der Aśvin genannt. Die Aśvin sind die stäten Begleiter Indra's ( R. 1, 24, 8) und Muster der Schönheit (N. 1, 26). Ihr gewöhnlicher Beiname ist nāsatyau und dasrau, woraus die spätere Zeit einen Aśvin Nāsatya und einen Dasra gebildet hat. Ueber ihre Auffassung s. NIR. 12, 1. — AV. 2, 29, 6. 30, 2. 3, 3, 4. 4, 4. u.s.w. AIT. BR. 4, 8. M. 4, 231. LIA. I, 762. fg. Die Aśvin erscheinen am Himmel auch als die Zwillinge im Thierkreise Ind. St. 2, 259. 278, N.

— 4) f. aśvínī eine den beiden Aśvin an die Seite gestellte Göttin wie Indrāṇī dem Indra ṚV. 5, 46, 8. gilt später für die Mutter der beiden Aśvin, daher heissen diese aśvinīsutau ( AK. 1, 1, 1, 46) und aśvinīputrau (H. 181). Am Himmel: das Haupt des Widders oder das erste Mondhaus AK. 1, 1, 2, 23. H. 108. VP. 226, N. 21. COLEBR. Misc. Ess. II, 328. 363. 425. 463. LIA. II, 1116. fg. Ind. St. 2, 413. fg. Vgl. aśvayuj .

— 5) n. Pferdereichthum (vgl. aśvavant): nìrùndhā̀no amâtìṃ gobhîràśvinā̂ ṚV. 1, 53, 4.

aśvin

1) zu Pferde sitzend, reitend MĀRK. P. 21, 10.

— 3) aśvinau vaivaśvatau Ind. St.3,204,a. aśvinoḥ saṃyojanam, aśvinoḥ sāma und aśvinorvratam Namen von Sāman ebend. aśvinostīrtham Verz. d. Oxf. H. 67,a,36. die beiden Aśvin so v. a. das Nakṣatra, dessen Gottheit sie sind, VARĀH. BṚH. S. 6, 12. 10, 3. 71, 6. Bez. der Zahl zwei 98, 1.

— 4) aśvinīsutau Verz. d. Oxf. H. 22,a,3 v. u. 309,b,25. Ueber das Nakṣatra s. WEBER, JYOT. und Nakṣ. sg. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 11, 54. 15, 26. pl. 9, 2. 102, 1.

aśvin

3) du. so v. a. aśviputrau d. i. Nakula und Sahadeva MBH. 5, 1816. Als Bez. der Zahl zwei (vgl. Nachträge). SŪRYAS. 1, 32. fg. 12, 89.

— 4) als Nakṣatra SŪRYAS. 8, 16. 9, 13. an beiden Stellen aśvini des Metrums wegen.

aśvín, 1) a., mit Rossen versehen [von áśva], aus Rossen bestehend; 2) m., Rossebändiger, Rosselenker; 3) dual. m., die beiden Rosselenker, zwei Lichtgötter, die in erster Morgenfrühe oder auch dreimal des Tages (34) zum Opfer herbeifahren, auf goldenem, schätzebeladenen Wagen, der von rothen geflügelten Rossen (dravátpāṇibhis áśvais {625,35}, die {118,4} śyenā́sas āśávas pataṃgā́s genannt werden) gezogen wird. Sie eilen ihren Günstlingen in Gefahren zu Hülfe, retten sie, heilen sie in Krankheiten, machen sie wieder jung und frisch. Als ihre Mutter wird {843,2} saranyū́ genannt, als ihre Gattin aśvínī (rā́j) {400,8}; vgl. nā́satya, dasrá, dhíṣṇia; 4) f., aśvínī, die Gattin der aśvínā; 5) n., Reichthum an Rossen.

-ī́ 1) yajñás {298,5}; sákhā {624,9}. — 2) {517,12} (von Agni); {218,16}.

-ínam 1) rayím {358,11}; {626,9}; {716,10}; {774,12}; {775,12}; {779,6}; {805,4}; {982,3}; vrajám {851,5}; {888,7}; rátham {901,9}. — 2) {333,5} (ṛbhúm).

-ínā [I.] 5) {53,4}.

-inā [V. d.] 2) {109,4} v. Indra-Agni. — 3) {3,1. 2}; {15,11}; {22,3. 4}; {30,18}; {34,1—8. 11. 12}; {46,1. 6. 7. 15}; {47,1—6}; {89,4}; {92,16. 17}; {112,1—25}; {116,3. 5. 6. 8. 18. 21}; {117,1. 2. 4. 5}. 8—13. 15. 16. 18—25; {118,1—4}. 9—11; {119,2. 3. 5. 10}; {120,1. 6}; {139,3}; {157,2. 4}; {180,4. 10}; {181,5. 7. 9}; {182,2. 4. 7}; {230,7. 8}; {232,7. 9}; {292,3. 5}. 7—9; {309,1}; {311,9. 10}; {339,4}; {340,1—3. 6}; {341,3. 5. 7}; {395,3}; {403,1}; {427,1. 7. 9}; {428,1. 8. 10}; {429,3. 5. 6. 8}; {430,1. 4}; {431,3}; {432,2—6}; {583,3—6}; {584,1. 3}. 6—8; {585,2. 5. 7}; {586,1. 3. 5. 7}; {587,2. 3}; {588,4. 5}; {589,2}; {590,1. 3. 4}; {625,2. 7. 10. 14. 16}. 17—19. 25. 27. 28. 31. 32. 37; {628,1—3. 5. 6}. 9—11. 13. 14. 16. 18. 21. 22; {630,1. 6}; {642,1. 5. 6. 9. 10. 17}; {646,4. 5. 7. 14. 16. 19}; {647,8}; {655,1—24}; {662,4. 5}; {682,1—3. 7. 12. 13}; {692,7}; {694,1—3. 6. 8. 9}; {696,1. 2}. 4—6; {862,6}; {865,1. 2. 6. 9}. 10—13; {866,5—8. 11. 12}; {867,2. 3}; {878,2}; {887,4}; {891,12}; {911,14}; {918,13}; {957,4}; {969,4}; {1026,2. 3}.

-inau [V. d.] 3) {30,17}; {116,13. 25}; {117,7. 17}; {118,7}; {157,5}; {180,7. 8}; {184,5}; {429,1. 7}; {432,1}; {556,5}; {583,10}; {865,14}.

-ínā [d.] 2) {330,9}. — 3) {22,2}; {44,8}; {89,3}; {111,4}; {156,4}; {157,1}; {161,6}; {181,2}; {254,1. 5}; {292,4}; {298,4}; {380,9}; {397,8}; {400,4}; {405,11}; {430,2. 3}; {431,1. 2}; {503,1}; {525,5}; {551,4}; {557,1}; {560,1. 2}; {567,3}; {589,1}; {590,5}; {628,8}; {629,17. 19}; {630,3}; {638,8. 20}; {642,3. 11. 13. 15}; {645,14}; {646,10. 13}; {682,6. 17}; {703,4}; {719,7}; {720,2}; {793,4}; {861,6. 11}; {866,2. 14}; {890,3}; {892,5}; {899,3}. 4; {911,8. 9}; {919,6. 7}; {951,1}; {954,7}; {957,5}; {1010,3}.

-ínau [d.] 3) {22,1}; {186,10}; {222,4}; {292,1}; {321,3}; {628,12}; {629,13}; {630,2. 5}; {843,2}; {958,1}; {1010,2}.

-íbhyām 3) {44,2. 14}; {164,27}; {182,6}; {405,8}; {427,10}.

-ínos [L.] 3) {120,10} (… asanam rátham).

-ínos [G.] 3) ávas {46,12}; {629,13}; ávasā {396,18}; {397,17}; {430,5}; {431,5}; yā́man {263,6}; ráthas {490,5}; {629,18}; nā́ma {288,16}; sákhā {348,2. 3}; stómāsas {588,3}; stómam {629,7}; padā́ni {628,23}; vācā́ {629,16}; kā́mam {932,11}.

-ínas [A.] 1) {652,9} (uns).

-íbhis 1) vā́jebhis {486,21}.

-ínī 4) {400,8}.

aśvín

— 1) Adj.

— a) mit Rossen versehen , aus R. bestehend.

— b) zu Rosse sitzend.

— 2) m.

— a) Rossebändiger , Rosselenker.

— b) Du. Bez. zweier Lichtgötter , die zuerst am Morgenhimmel erscheinen. Sie sind die Aerzte der Götter. aśvinoḥ saṃyojanam , sāma und vratam Nomen von Sāman. aśvinostīrtham.

— c) Du. das Mondhaus Aśvinī , dessen Gottheit die Aśvin sind.

— d) Bez. der zwei

— e) Du. = aśvisutau d.i. Nakula und Sahadeva.

— 3) f. aśvínī

— a) N.pr. der Gattin oder (später) der Mutter der beiden Aśvin.

— b) Sg. und Pl. das erste Mondhaus. Metrisch auch aśvini.

— c) *Nardostachys Jatamansi NIGH. PR.

— 4) n. Reichthum an Rossen.

aśvin rossereich; m. Resselenker; Du. die Aśvins (zwei Lichtgötter).

aśvin m. DU. aśvinau gemini fratres insigni pulchritudine,

coelestes medici, Sûryo, solis Deo, et nympha Asvinia nati.

aśvin pu0 dviva0 aśvāḥ santi yayoḥ ini, a-
śvinyāṃ nakṣatre bhavau “sandhivelādyutṛnakṣatrebhyaḥ pā0
aṇ “nakṣatrebhyobahulam” pā0 vā luk luki strīpratyayasya
luk, aśvā utpattiḥ sthātatvenāstyasya ini vā .
1 svargavaidyayoḥ . “kimaśvinau somarasaṃ pipāsū” bhaṭṭiḥ
“vāsodaścandrasālokyamaśvisālokyamaśvadaḥ” manuḥ . “tvāṣṭrī
tu saviturbhāryyā baḍavārūpadhāriṇī . asūyata mahābhāgā
sāntarīkṣe'śvinābubhau” bhā0 ā0 pa0 . “yā vāṃ kaśā madhu-
matyaśvinā sunṛtāvatī” yaju0 7, 2 . aśvastaccihnāvarttaḥ
astyarthe ini . “kapolayostathāvarttau vidyete vāji-
noryadi . tāvāśvināviti proktau rājyavṛddhikarau parau”
ityuktalakṣaṇayoḥ 2 hayayośca dvi0 va0 . 3 hayayukte tri0 .
striyāṃ ṅīp . “gomā agne'vimām̐ aśvī” ṛ0 4, 2, 5 .

Aśvin (the two), the surgeons of the gods; they are, because

of their beauty, often mentioned in comparisons. § 3 (Anukra-

maṇikap.): I, 1, 34 (sprung from the mundane egg).—§ 4

(do.): 1, 112.—§ 15 (Pauṣyap.): 3, 721 (devabhiṣajau),

724—8 (have delivered the quail, etc.; cf. Ṛgveda passim),

731 (Nāsatyau), 732—3, 735—8 (restore Upamanyu, who

praises them, to his eyesight).—§ 83 (Ādivaṃś.): 63, 2445.—

§ 119 (Aṃśāvat.): 66, 2599 (sons of Sūrya and the

daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ in the shape of a female horse).—

§ 120 (do.): 66, 2604.—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): 67, 2746.—

§ 145 (Kaca): 76, 3229.—§ 157 (Pūruvaṃś.): 95, 3816

(Mādrī by A. had Nakula and Sahadeva).—§ 167

(Vicitravīryop.): 102, 4141 (°rūpasadṛśo).—§ 191 (Sambha-

vap.): 123, 4827.—§ 192 (do.): 124, 4850, 4852 (they in

Mādrī procreate Nakula and Sahadeva).—§ 194 (Pāṇḍu):

126, 4922.—§ 221 (Caitrarathap.): 170, 6500 (= Nakula

and Sahadeva).—§ 233 (Svayaṃvarap.): 187, 7010 (present

at the Svayaṃvara of Kṛṣṇā).—§ 238 (Pañcendrop.): 197,

7277, 7302.—§ 254 (Khāṇḍavad.): 222, 8079 (iva).—§ 258

(do.): 227, 8265 (with the other gods they fight Arjuna and

Kṛṣṇa in order to defend the Khāṇḍava wood from being

burnt; their weapons are flaming herbs).—§ 259 (do.): 229,

8360 (Mandapāla, praising Agni, identifies him with the

Aśvins, etc.).—§ 270 (Lokapālas.): II, 11, 460 (in the

palace of Brahmán).—§ 309 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 3, 127 (it is

by their wealth of yoga that R., S., Ā., V., and A. rule the

creatures).—§ 336 (Indralok.): 43, 1768 (on the Suravīthī

Arjuna met with S., Vi., M., A., Ā., V., R., B.-ṛ., etc.); 46,

1840 (in the town of Indra).—§ 342 (do.): 51, 1973 (iva).—

§ 362 (Tīrthayātrāp.): 83, 2098 (A°oḥ sadṛśo).—§ 344

(Nalop.): 53, 2098 (A°oḥ sadṛśo).—§ 347 (do.): 62, 2356.—

§ 362 (Tīrthayātrāp.): 83, 5087 (°nos tīrtham āsādya rūpavān

abhijāyate).—§ 375 (do.): 85, 8248 (Marud°: have bathed

in the tīrthas).—§ 377 (do.): 86, 8404 (id.).—§ 400 (do.):

118, 10224 (°noḥ…āyatanāni, seen at Sūrpāraka by the

Pāṇḍavas together with those of V., M., S., etc., etc., etc.).—

§ 401 (do.): 119, 10257.—§ 404 (Sukanyop.): 121, 10312

(Śaryāti's offering).—§ 405 (do.): 123—125, 10349, 10360,

10362, 10381, 10384, 10386, 10398, 10400, 10405 (try to

seduce Sukanyā, daughter of Śaryāti and wife of Cyavana,

but at her request they make Cyavana young again by letting

him bathe with them in a lake; Sukanyā chooses to stay with

her husband; Cyavana causes Śaryāti to offer Soma also

to the Aśvins, and compels Indra to agree to it; cf. XIII,

ch. 156 and passim).—§ 412 (Aṣṭāvakrīya): 134, 10659.—

§ 418 (Tīrthay.): 139, 10834.—§ 421 (do.): 142, 10905

(they, with the Maruts and Sādhyas, surround Indra, when

he is muttering his daily prayer at the Upper Gaṅgā).—§ 438

(Yakṣayuddhap.): 162, 11819.—§ 443 (Nivātakav.): 168,

12044 (Arjuna in Amarāvatī beheld V., R., S., M.-gaṇas, Ā.,

and A.).—§ 457 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): 188, 12924 (Mārkaṇḍeya

beheld, in the body of Nārāyaṇa, i.e. Kṛṣṇa, all D.-gaṇas,

S., R., Ā., Gh., P., etc., etc., etc.).—§ 545 (Pativratāmāh.):

294, 16675.—§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 56, 1762 (Viśvā°

Marutāṃ gaṇaiḥ).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 61, 2387,

2399.—§ 564 (Bhagavadyānap.): 105, 3708.—§ 567 (do.):

131, 4423 (in the presence of Duryodhana, Agni, Ā., S.,

V., A., M., V.-D., etc., issue from Kṛṣṇa's mouth).—

§ 572 (Rathātirathas.): 169, 5855.—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.):

VI, 35, 1252, 1268 (R., Ā., V., S., Vi., A., M., Uṣmapas,

G., Y., and the hosts of As. and Si. behold Kṛṣṇa and are

amazed).—§ 580 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): 59, 2595 (i.e. Nakula

and Sahadeva).—§ 581 (do.): 65, 2958 (are the ears of

Kṛṣṇa).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakav.): VII, 23, 1035 (i.e. Nakula

and Sahadeva).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadh.): 34, 1488; 40,

1694.—§ 595 (do.): 62, 2273, 2275 (draw Māndhātṛ from

the womb of his father).—§ 596 (Pratijnāp.): 76, 2682

(Vasavaś ca sahā°naḥ).—§ 597 (do.): 84, 2991 (follow Indra

to the offering of Śaryāti); 87, 4418 (V., M., S., R., Vi.,

A., Agni, Indra, Soma, Pavana, and the ten points of the

compass become the partisans of Arjuna, while all Ā. side

with Karṇa).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 46, 2205 (iva);

56, 2785 (iva); 65, 3303 (iva), 3304 (iva).—§ 615u

(Skanda): IX, 45γ, 2508 (A., S., etc., etc., etc., come to

the investiture of Skanda), 2540 (give Skanda, at his

inauguration, Vardhana and Nandana as his followers).—

§ 617 (Aiṣīkap.): X, 13, 653.—§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 64,

2395 (created by the supreme god in days of old with S., V.,

R., Vi., the gaṇas of M., and Si., they are all observant of

kṣattriya duties).—§ 656 (Āpaddh.): 166, 6141 (Marud°

naḥ: Ā., S., V., R., M., D., with their preceptors and

purohitas, etc., etc., etc., accept the religion of the Vedas).

—§ 661 (Mokṣadh.): 193, 7191 (their places, like those

of the other gods, are hells—nirayāḥ—compared with

the place of Paramātman (?)).—§ 665 (do.): 208, 7583

(Nāsatyaścaiva Dasraś ca), 7589.—§ 668 (do.): 219, 7950

(śūdrau).—§ 673 (do.): 227, 8220.—§ 692 (do.): 281,

10052.—§ 694 (do.): 284, 10215 (bhiṣajāṃ varau).—§ 702

(do.): 296, 10837 (Agny°-Mārutāḥ: Ā., V., R., V.-D., S.,

P., M.-gaṇas, etc., etc., etc., have all been crowned with

success by their penances—saṃsiddhās tapasā).—§ 707 (do.):

318, 11708 (to them the soul—of the yogin?—arrives when

going out through the eyebrows).—§ 712 (Śukotp.): 324,

12176 (Lp., S., V., Ā., R., A., etc., etc., etc., are present

when Vyāsa, devoted to the practices of yoga, adores

Mahādeva in order to obtain a son—Śuka).—§ 717

(Mokṣadh.): 341, 13111 (°bhyāṃ pataye, i.e. Viṣṇu);

343, 13206.—§ 721 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 3, 95 (°sadṛśa-

dyutiḥ).—§ 730 (do.): 14, 731 (Rudrādityā°), 985 (Viṣṇu

says that Ā., V., S., V.-D., A. praise Viśvadeva, i.e. Śiva).

—§ 746 (do.): 65, 3295, 3298 (give him beauty who in the

month of Āśvayuj presents the brahmans with ghee).—§ 747

(do.): 84, 4011 (Ā., V., R., M., A., and S. become afflicted

by the Daiteya Asura Tāraka); 85, 4126 (spring forth, at

an offering of Śiva, from the tears [of Brahmán?], v. Agni).—

§ 748 (do.): 88, 4201 (S., V., A., etc., etc., etc., come to see

Skanda, when he is born).—§ 759 (do.): 107, 5299 (of the

result of eating only every 21st day), 5330 (of the result of

eating only every 29th day).—§ 766 (do.): 125, 5937

(bhiṣajāṃ varau: have permitted the devadūta to visit the

pitaraḥ); 134, 6186 (of the result of offering in a certain

way on the full—moon day).—§ 770 (do.): 151, 7095

(Nāsatyaś ca Dasraś ca; Mārtaṇḍa's—the Sun's—sons, sprung

from the nose of Sañjñā), † 7160 (no disease befalls him who

praises them).—§ 772 (do.): 157, 7306, 7308—9 (Sūrya-

putrau), 7311, 7313, 7321—2.—§ 773 (do.): 159, 7387

(procreated from and identified with Kṛṣṇa); 161, 7496

(identified with Rudra).—§ 775 (do.): 166, 7642 (Rudrāḥ

sā °naḥ).—§ 778 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 8, 184 (Nāsatyau:

worship Mahādeva on Muñjavat, with R., V., Vi., S., etc.,

etc., etc.); 9, 249; 10, 261.—§ 781 (do.): 15, 375

(iva Nandane).—§ 783 (Anugītāp.): 52, 1514.—§ 789

(Putradarśanap.): XV, 31, 854 (yamajau: i.e. Nakula and

Sahadeva).—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 4, 129.—§ 794

(Mahāprasthānikap.): XVII, 3, 95.—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.):

XVIII, 3, 87 (when Yudhiṣṭhira's vision of Hell had ceased

M. with Śakra, V., A., S., R., Ā., Si., etc., came to see him); 4,

133 (Yudhiṣṭhira sees Nakula and Sahadeva in their dwelling-

place in Heaven); 6, 215.—Cf. Nāsatyau; Aśvinīsutau;

Sūryaputrau; [Deva] bhiṣajau; Aśvibhyāṃ pati (= Viṣṇu).

Aśvins — the gods of Vaivasvata epoch; sons of Badavā

(Samjñā) and Vivasvat born through the nose and hence

Nāsatyas;¹ fought with Vṛṣaparva in Devāsura war.²

Were taught the Aśvasiras mantra by the sage Dadhyaṅga.³

Called on Cyavana. Being physicians they could not parti-

cipate in Soma. Cyavana offered a share in Soma to them

if they could give him a youthful form. He was made to

look exactly like themselves so much so that Sukanyā was

not able to distinguish her husband. On a prayer the

Aśvins showed Sukanyā her lord and departed.⁴ In the yajña

of Śaryāti, were allowed to partake of Soma juice.⁵ Parents

of Nakula and Sahadeva through Pāṇḍu's queen Mādrī.⁶

Came to Dvārakā to ask Kṛṣṇa to go to Vaikuṇṭha;⁷ wor-

shipped for long life;⁸ form the nose of Puruṣa;⁹ guard medi-

cinal herbs in Candra hill of Plakṣa for nectar;¹⁰ born from

the nostrils of Prajāpati; vanquished by Rāvaṇa;¹¹ present

in the Candraśāla of Devī.¹² Fought with Devas against

Kālanemi, being experts in Citrayuddham.¹³ Also Aśvi-

kumārakau; worship of, in the grahabali.¹⁴

Born of Brahmā;¹⁵ the two forefeet of the Śiśumāra

(porpoise);¹⁶ inhabit the Bhuvarloka;¹⁷ stood on Gayāsura,

along with other gods;¹⁸ presented their weapons on the

occasion of the marriage of Śiva with Lalitā to the divine

couple;¹⁹ came with other gods to pray to goddess Lalitā for

her victory against Bhaṇḍa;²⁰ the ears of Vāmana avatāra²¹ [Footnote] 1) Bhā. VIII. 13. 4, 10; Br. III. 59. 74-76; M. 9. 29; 11. 35-7;

25. 43; Vi. I. 9. 64; III. 2. 7; Vā. 84. 23-24, [Footnote] 2) Bhā. VIII. 10. 30. [Footnote] 3) Ib. VI. 9. 52; 10. 17. [Footnote] 4) Bhā. IX. 3. 11-17. Vā. 10. 71; 30. 84; 39. 49. [Footnote] 5) Bhā. IX. 3. 24-26. [Footnote] 6) Ib. IX. 22. 28; M. 46. 10; 50. 50;

Vi. IV. 20. 40. [Footnote] 7) Bhā. XI. 6. 2; Vā. 96. 154; 99. 245. [Footnote] 8) Bhā.

II. 3. 5. [Footnote] 9) Bhā. II. 1. 29. [Footnote] 10) Br. II. 19. 8; Vā. 49. 9. [Footnote] 11) Br. III.

1. 57; 7. 254. [Footnote] 12) Ib. III. 35. 57. [Footnote] 13) M. 148. 86, 97. [Footnote] 14) M. 93. 16;

247. 10. [Footnote] 15) Vā. 65. 57. [Footnote] 16) Vā. II. 12. 32; Vā. 52. 93; Br. II. 23.

103; M. 127. 23. [Footnote] 17) Vā. 101. 29; Br. IV. 2. 27. [Footnote] 18) Vā. 106. 59. [Footnote] 19) Br. IV. 15. 24. [Footnote] 20) Ib. IV. 20. 52. [Footnote] 21) M. 246. 56.

Aśvin (IE 7-1-2), ‘two’; sometimes Āśvina is also

used in this sense.