Ashtadish, ṣṭ徱ś, Ashtan-dish: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ṣṭ徱ś can be transliterated into English as Astadis or Ashtadish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣṭ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 Dictionaryṣṭ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 Dictionary1) 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 Dictionaryṣṭ徱ś (अष्टदिश्):—[ṣṭ-徱ś] (k) 5. f. The eight cardinal points of the compass.
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Starts with: Ashtadisha, Ashtadishabdika.
Full-text: Ashtadikpala.
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