Ashthivaddaghna, Aṣṭhīvaddaghna, Ashthivad-daghna: 1 definition

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Ashthivaddaghna 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 Aṣṭhīvaddaghna can be transliterated into English as Asthivaddaghna or Ashthivaddaghna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Aṣṭhīvaddaghna (अष्ठीवद्दघ्न):—[=aṣṭhī-vad-daghna] [from aṣṭhī-vat > aṣṭhi > aṣṭi] mfn. reaching up to the knee, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii.]

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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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