Ashtagadh, Aṣṭagāḍh, Ashtan-gadh: 3 definitions
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Ashtagadh 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 Aṣṭagāḍh can be transliterated into English as Astagadh or Ashtagadh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṣṭagāḍh (अष्टगाढ्).—m.
1) a fabulous animal supposed to have eight legs.
2) a spider.
Aṣṭagāḍh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and gāḍh (गाढ्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭagādh (अष्टगाध्).—m. (-d or -t) 1. A fabulous animal supposed to have eight legs: see śarabha. 2. A spider.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭagādh (अष्टगाध्):—[aṣṭa-gādh] (t d) 5. m. A fabulous animal with eight legs; a spider.
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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