अश्वत्थामन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

From अश्व (áśva, horse, stallion). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐt.tʰɑː.mɐn/, [ɐɕ.ʋɐt̚.tʰɑː.mɐn]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐt̪ˈt̪ʰɑː.mɐn̪/, [ɐɕ.ʋɐt̪̚ˈt̪ʰɑː.mɐn̪]

Proper noun

अश्वत्थामन् (aśvatthāman) m

  1. (Hinduism) Name of a saint and warrior, the son of Drona in Mahabharata.

Descendants

  • English: Ashwatthama
  • Telugu: అశ్వత్థామ (aśvatthāma)
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