Ashwin

Gender Masculine

Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada

Scripts अश्विन(Hindi, Marathi) அசுவின், அஸ்வின்(Tamil) అశ్విన్(Telugu) ಅಶ್ವಿನ್(Kannada)

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit अश्विन् (ashvin) meaning "possessed of horses". The Ashvins are twin Hindu gods of the sunrise and sunset.

Categories

animals, gods, Hinduism, horses, light, possession, solar deities, sun, times of day, twins

Entry updated December 8, 2017