Ashtavat, Aṣṭavat: 3 definitions
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Ashtavat 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 Aṣṭavat can be transliterated into English as Astavat or Ashtavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAṣṭavat (अष्टवत्).—(°-), in [compound], seems = aṣṭa, eight (§ 22.50): prāsādā uccaistvenāṣṭavat-talāḥ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 341.10 (verse), palaces eight floors in height; so Tibetan brgyad brtseg.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstavat (अस्तवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1. Obstructed, hindered, opposed. 2. Set. E. asta thrown, &c. matup poss. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstavat (अस्तवत्):—[asta-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Obstructed.
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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Starts with: Ashtavatanam.
Ends with: Nashtavat.
Full-text: Paryastavat.
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