Ashtakashraddha, Aṣṭakāśrāddha, Ashtaka-shraddha: 1 definition
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Ashtakashraddha 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 Aṣṭakāśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Astakasraddha or Ashtakashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭakāśrāddha (अष्टकाश्राद्ध):—[=aṣṭakā-śrāddha] [from aṣṭaka > aṣṭan] n. a Śrāddha performed at the Aṣṭakā festival, [Āpastamba-gṛhya-sūtra]
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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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.271 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 3.67 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Verse 3.212 < [Section XIV - Method of Feeding]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - The Sanctifying Power of Pāpavināśa < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)