Ashtadamshtra, ṣṭ岹ṃṣṭr, Ashta-damshtra: 3 definitions
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Ashtadamshtra 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岹ṃṣṭr can be transliterated into English as Astadamstra or Ashtadamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣṭ岹ṃṣṭr (अष्टदंष्ट्�):—[=ṣṭ-岹ṃṣṭr] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] m. (= ṣṭ- q.v.) Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa 12935.]
2) ṣṭ岹ṃṣṭr (अष्टादंष्ट्र):—[=ṣṭ-aṃṣṭra] [from aṣṭā > aṣṭan] mfn. having eight tusks, [Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Virūpa, author of the hymn, [Ṛg-veda x, 111; Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Partial matches: Damshtra, Ashta.
Full-text: Vairupa.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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