Ashtapancashat, Aṣṭapañcāśat, Ashta-pancashat: 3 definitions

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Ashtapancashat 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 Aṣṭapañcāśat can be transliterated into English as Astapancasat or Ashtapancashat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Ashtapanchashat.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Aṣṭapañcāśat (अष्टपञ्चाशत्):—[=aṣṭa-pañcāśat] [from aṣṭa > aṣṭan] f. = aṣṭā-p q.v.

2) Aṣṭāpañcāśat (अष्टापञ्चाशत्):—[=aṣṭā-pañcāśat] [from aṣṭā > aṣṭan] (aṣṭā-) f. fifty-eight, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa vi.]

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

Aṣṭāpañcāśat (अष्टापञ्चाशत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṭṭhāvaṇṇa, Aṭṭhāvanna.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ashtapancashat 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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