Ashtavayanani, Aṣṭavāyanāni, Ashtan-vayanani: 1 definition
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Ashtavayanani 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 Aṣṭavāyanāni can be transliterated into English as Astavayanani or Ashtavayanani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṣṭavāyanāni (अष्टवायनानि).—हरिद्रा, पूगीफल, दक्षिणा, शूर्प, कङ्कण, काचमणि, धान्य, वस्त्र (haridrā, pūgīphala, dakṣiṇā, śūrpa, kaṅkaṇa, kācamaṇi, dhānya, vastra) (Mar. khaṇa).
Aṣṭavāyanāni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aṣṭan and vāyanāni (वायनानि).
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.
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