The Sanskrit term Aṣṭadhātu can be transliterated into English as Astadhatu or Ashtadhatu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Aṣṭadhātu (अष्टधातु).—Eight minerals: gold, silver, copper, tin, zinc, black lead, iron and mercury.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aṣṭadhātu (अष्टधातु).—m pl (S) The eight metals, viz. sōnēṃ, rūpēṃ, tāmbēṃ, kathīla, śisēṃ, pitaḷa, lōkhaṇḍa, tikhēṃ, Gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, steel.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aṣṭadhātu (अष्टधातु).—the eight metals taken collectively; स्वर्णं रूप्यं च ताम्रं च रङ्गं यशदमेव च । शीसं लौहं रसश्चेति धातवोऽष्टौ प्रकीर्किताः (svarṇaṃ rūpyaṃ ca tāmraṃ ca raṅgaṃ yaśadameva ca | śīsaṃ lauhaṃ rasaśceti dhātavo'ṣṭau prakīrkitāḥ) ||

Derivable forms: aṣṭadhātuḥ (अष्टधातुः).

Aṣṭadhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and dhātu (धातु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṣṭadhātu (अष्टधातु).—n. (-tu) The eight metals collectively, as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron and steel. E. aṣṭa and dhātu a mineral.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṣṭadhātu (अष्टधातु):—[=aṣṭa-dhātu] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] m. [plural] the eight metals collectively (as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṣṭadhātu (अष्टधातु):—[aṣṭa-dhātu] (tu) 1. n. The eight metals.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ashta, Dhatu.

Starts with: Ashtadhatumaranavidhi.

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