The Sanskrit term Aṣṭāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Astamsa or Ashtamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Aṣṭāṃśa (अष्टांश) or Aṣṭabhāga refers to “eight-parts” (i.e., one-eighth) in Bhinna (“fractions”) and Bhāga (“unit fractions”), which refers to one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—In the Śulba, unit fractions are denoted by the use of a cardinal number with the term bhāga or aṃśa; thus pañcadaśa-bhāga (“fifteen-parts”) is equivalent to one-fifteenth, sapta-bhāga (“seven-parts”) is equivalent to one-seventh, and so on [e.g., aṣṭāṃśa].

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Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Aṣṭāṃśa (अष्टांश) refers to “one eigth measure”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—The tenth Adhyāya prescribes antidotes for Rājilā snake venom.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse X.28b-29a: “The bite victim must be smeared with oil and bathed in water boiled to one eigth measure (aṣṭāṃśa-pakva) to which have been added, the powder of the bark of Śirīṣa, Mahāgopī, Devī and Nirguṇḍī”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Aṣṭāṃśa (अष्टांश).—adj. (= Pali aṭṭhaṃsa; for Sanskrit aṣṭāśri, perhaps by confusion with Sanskrit aṃśa), eight-edged, of the jewel (maṇi-ratna) of a cakravartin: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.36.5.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashtamsha in German

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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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Partial matches: Ashta, Amsha.

Ends with: Kashtamsha.

Full-text: Ashtabhaga.

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