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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Dhvasanti (ध्वसन्ति).—A hermit of the period of the Ṛgveda. Aśvinīdevas rescued the hermits Turvīti, Dabhīti, Dhvasanti and Puruṣanti from danger. Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 16, Sūkta 112).

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The Purana (पुराण, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhvasanti (ध्वसन्ति).—m. A proper name, Chr. 298, 23 = [Rigveda.] i. 112, 23.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhvasanti (ध्वसन्ति).—[masculine] [Name] of a man.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhvasanti (ध्वसन्ति):—[from dhvasani > dhvas] m. Name of a man, 152, 23.

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Dhvasanti in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.112.23 < [Sukta 112]

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