Ashtabhoga, Aṣṭabhogā, Ashtan-bhoga: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aṣṭabhogā can be transliterated into English as Astabhoga or Ashtabhoga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAṣṭa-bhoga.—(IE 8-5; EI 14, 17), privileges of the donee of a rent-free holding, believed to be grouped into eight classes which are sometimes enumerated as nidhi, nikṣepa, jala, pāṣāṇa, akṣīṇin, āgāmin, siddha and sādhya. Cf. aiśvary-āṣṭaka and aṣṭa-bhūti (EI 33); also aṣṭabhoga-tejaḥsvāmya. (CITD), the eight privileges associated with the enjoy- ment of rent-free land, also enumerated as (1) nidhi (a treasure or a hoard, i. e. a natural hoard such as a mine), (2) nikṣepa (a treasure hidden or stored up by some one), (3) akṣīṇa (permanent or lasting benefits), (4) āgāmin (future benefits); (5) sañcita (benefits already stored up), (6) jala (waters); (7) taru (trees) and (8) pāṣāṇa (stones). See JAHRS, Vol. X, p. 124. Pāṣāṇa seems to mean ‘hilly area’. (SITI), eight kinds of rights in enjoying landed property; mentioned sometimes as vikraya, dāna, vinimaya, jala, taru, pāṣāṇa, nidhi and nikṣepa, and also as nidhi, nikṣepa, jalāmṛta, pāṣāṇa, akṣīṇin, āgāmin, siddha and sādhya. Note: aṣṭa-bhoga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṣṭabhogā (अष्टभोगा).—अन्न, उदक, ताम्बूल, पुष्प, चन्दन, वसन, शय्या (anna, udaka, tāmbūla, puṣpa, candana, vasana, śayyā), and अलंकार (alaṃkāra).
Derivable forms: aṣṭabhogāḥ (अष्टभोगाः).
Aṣṭabhogā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and bhogā (भोगा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭabhoga (अष्टभोग):—[=aṣṭa-bhoga] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] (a fiscal term), [Inscriptions]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṣṭabhōga (ಅಷ್ಟಭೋಗ):—
1) [noun] (pl.) eight kinds comforts in one’s life ( as comfortable house, bed, clothes ornament, etc.).
2) [noun] (pl.) eight types of things offered to a deity (as food, water, flower, sandal paste, etc.).
3) [noun] (pl.) eight types of materialistic possessions (as hidden wealth, underground water, flora, etc).
4) [noun] (pl.) eight types of possessions, as house, agricultural wet-land, cattle-shed, forest, fallow-land; etc.).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ashta, Bhoga.
Starts with: Ashtabhoga-tejahsvamya, Ashtabhoga-tejahsvamya-dandashulka-yukta.
Full-text: Ashtabhoga-tejahsvamya-dandashulka-yukta, Ashtabhoga-tejahsvamya, Ashta-bhuti, Aishvary-ashtaka, Sabhoga, Akshinin, Agamin, Tejo-manya, Ashta, Akshini, Sadhya, Tejah-svamya, Su-krishta, Biravana-parikhaya, Nava-nidhana-sahita, Sarvamanya, Nidhi, Bhoga.
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