As a deity name
Name 333 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 294 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 824 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
अश्वत्थ · noun · masculine
पीपल · पीपल का गोदा · सूर्य का एक नाम — Śabdasāgara
अश्वत्थ · aśvattha · s.m.
= اسوتهہ aswattha, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 58
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the holy fig tree, Ficus Religiosa, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "aśvattha" is the vocative of "aśvatthā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
aśva—ttha See ss.vv. below.
aśvattha m. (ttha = stha ‘under which horses stand’) the holy fig tree, Ficus Religiosa, AV.; ŚBr. &c.
a vessel made of its wood, RV. i, 135, 8; x, 97, 5
the upper (or male) araṇi made of its wood, AV. vi, 11, 1; ŚBr. xi; KātyŚr.
the plant Thespesia Populneoides, L.
aśvatthā f. day of full moon in the month Āśvina (in which month the fruit of the Ficus Religiosa generally becomes ripe)
Alternative readings
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