Ashtadashatattvani, Aṣṭādaśatattvāni, Ashtadashan-tattvani: 1 definition

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Ashtadashatattvani 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 Aṣṭādaśatattvāni can be transliterated into English as Astadasatattvani or Ashtadashatattvani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṣṭādaśatattvāni (अष्टादशतत्त्वानि).—Eighteen fundamental principles; महत्, अहंकार, मनस्, पञ्चतन्मात्र (mahat, ahaṃkāra, manas, pañcatanmātra)s; देशेन्द्रियाणि (deśendriyāṇi).

Aṣṭādaśatattvāni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭādaśan and tattvāni (तत्त्वानि).

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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.

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