Ashtapancasha, Aṣṭapañcāśa, Ashta-pancasha: 3 definitions

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Ashtapancasha 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 Aṣṭapañcāśa can be transliterated into English as Astapancasa or Ashtapancasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Ashtapanchasha.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashtapancasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṣṭapañcāśa (अष्टपञ्चाश):—[=aṣṭa-pañcāśa] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] mfn. the fifty-eighth.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Aṣṭāpañcāśa (अष्टापञ्चाश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṭṭhāvanna.

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Ashtapancasha 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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