Ashtangapranama, Aṣṭāṅgapraṇāma, Ashtamgapranama: 3 definitions
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Ashtangapranama 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 Aṣṭāṅgapraṇāma can be transliterated into English as Astangapranama or Ashtangapranama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭāṅgapraṇāma (अष्टाङ्गप्रणाम).—m.
(-maḥ) Profound reverence, prostration with the hands, feet, thighs, breast, eyes, head, words and mind. E. aṣṭāṅga and praṇāma bowing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣṭāṅgapraṇāma (अष्टाङ्गप्रणाम):—[=aṣṭāṅga-praṇāma] [from aṣṭāṅga > aṣṭa > aṣṭan] m. prostration of the eight parts of the body (in performing very profound obeisance; the eight parts are the hands, breast, forehead, eyes, throat, and middle of the back; or the first four, with the knees and feet; or these six, with the speech and mind), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṣṭāṃgapraṇāma (ಅಷ್ಟಾಂಗಪ್ರಣಾಮ):—[noun] a respectful obeisance made by prostrating at another’s feet, making the eight parts of the body touch the ground.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ashtanga, Pranama.
Ends with: Sashtamgapranama.
Full-text: Ashtamgadamdapranama, Ashtamgapranama, Ashtangapata, Sashtangam, Dandapranama.
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