Ashtapad, Aṣṭāpad: 4 definitions
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Ashtapad 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 Aṣṭāpad can be transliterated into English as Astapad or Ashtapad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭāpad (अष्टापद्).—([nominative] pāt, [feminine] padī) eight-legged.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṣṭapad (अष्टपद्):—[=aṣṭa-pad] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] m. ([nominative case] -pād), ‘having eight legs’, a spider, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the fabulous animal generally called Sarabha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Aṣṭāpad (अष्टापद्):—[=aṣṭā-pad] [from aṣṭā > aṣṭan] mf(-padī)n. (aṣṭā-) only f. -padī (a verse) having eight lines, eightfold (as speech or verses), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] (in ritual language) a pregnant animal, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (also [negative] an-aṣṭāpadi, ‘not a pregnant animal’ [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa])
5) [v.s. ...] a wild sort of jasmin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Starts with: Ashtapada, Ashtapadamaya, Ashtapadamulika, Ashtapadapatra, Ashtapadari, Ashtapadaripu, Ashtapadaripupitha, Ashtapadatirtha, Ashtapadatirthotpatti, Ashtapadatirthotpattikatha, Ashtapadavishtara, Ashtapadi, Ashtapadika, Ashtapadikritadhupayoga, Ashtapadya.
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