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Ashtadish, ṣṭ徱ś, Ashtan-dish: 4 definitions

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Ashtadish means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ṣṭ徱ś can be transliterated into English as Astadis or Ashtadish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ashtadish in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣṭ徱ś (अष्टदिश्).�f. [karma° sa. saṃjñātvānna dvigu� dik saṅkhye saṃjñāyām P.II.1.5.] the eight cardinal points; पूर्वाग्नेयी दक्षिण� � नैर्ऋती पश्चिम� तथ� � वायवी चोत्तरैशानी दिशा अष्टाविमाः स्मृता� (pūrvāgneyī dakṣiṇ� ca nairṛtī paścimā tathā | vāyavī cottaraiśānī 徱śā aṣṭāvimā� smṛtā�) ||. °करिण्य� (첹ṇy�) the eight female elephants living in the eight points; करिण्योऽभ्रमुकपिलापिङ्गलानुपमा� क्रमात� � ताम्रकर्णी शुभ्रदन्ती चाङ्गन� चाञ्जनावती (kariṇyo'bhramukapilāpiṅgalānupamā� kramāt | tāmrakarṇ� śubhradantī cāṅganā cāñjanāvatī) || Ak. °पाला� () the eight regents of the cardinal points; इन्द्र� वह्निः पितृपतिः (indro vahni� pitṛpati�) (ⲹ�) नैर्ऋत� वरुण� मरुत� (nairṛto varuṇo marut) () � कुबेरे ईश� पतयः पूर्वादीना� दिशा� क्रमात� (| kubere īśa� pataya� pūrvādīnā� 徱śā� kramāt) || Ak. °गजाः () the eight elephants guarding the 8 quarters; ऐरावतः पुण्डरीको वामन� कुमुदोऽञ्जनः � पुष्पदन्तः सार्वभौम� सुप्रतीकश्च दिग्गजाः (airāvata� puṇḍarīko vāmana� kumudo'ñjana� | puṣpadanta� sārvabhauma� supratīkaśca dig�) || Ak.

ṣṭ徱ś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣṭ and 徱ś (दिश्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣṭ徱ś (अष्टदिश्).—f. (-dik) The eight cardinal points of the compass collectively. E. ṣṭ eight, 徱ś quarter.

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

1) ṣṭ徱ś (अष्टदिश्):—[=ṣṭ-徱ś] [from ṣṭ > ṣṭ] f. [plural] ś the eight cardinal points of the compass collectively, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) ṣṭ徱ś (अष्टादिश�):—[=aṣṭā-徱ś] [from aṣṭā > ṣṭ] f. [plural]= ṣṭḍiś q.v., [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣṭ徱ś (अष्टदिश्):—[ṣṭ-徱ś] (k) 5. f. The eight cardinal points of the compass.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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