Ashtamika, Aṣṭamikā: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Aṣṭamikā can be transliterated into English as Astamika or Ashtamika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Aṣṭamikā.—same as śalamāna (q. v.). Note: aṣṭamikā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Aṣṭamikā.—same as śatamāna. Note: aṣṭamikā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Aṣṭamikā (अष्टमिका).—A weight of four Tolās.
Aṣṭamika (अष्टमिक).—nt. (also āṣṭa°, q.v.), food given away on the feast of the eighth lunar day: Mahāvyutpatti 5758.
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Āṣṭamika (आष्टमिक).—nt. = aṣṭamika, q.v., Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 23a.3 nait-yakaṃ vā nimantraṇakaṃ vā āṣṭamikaṃ vā cāturdaśikaṃ vā…
Aṣṭamikā (अष्टमिका).—f.
(-kā) A weight of four tolas. E. aṣṭama eighth, kan added, fem. form.
1) Aṣṭamikā (अष्टमिका):—[from aṣṭamaka > aṣṭan] f. a śukti or weight of four tolas.
2) Āṣṭamika (आष्टमिक):—[from āṣṭama] mfn. taught in the eighth (book of Pāṇini), [Patañjali]
Aṣṭamikā (अष्टमिका):—(kā) 1. f. Weight of 4 tolas.
Aṣṭamikā (अष्टमिका):—(von aṣṭama) f. eine Śukti (ein Gewicht) ebend.
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Aṣṭamikā (अष्टमिका):—f. ein best. Gewicht, = śukti = zwei picu [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 1, 18.]
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Āṣṭamika (आष्टमिक):—(von aṣṭama) adj. im achten (Adhyāya) gelehrt u.s.w. [Patañjali] [?a. O.7,119,a.8,19,a.]
Āṣṭamika (आष्टमिक):—Adj. im achten (Buche) gelehrt — , besprochen.
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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