Astarapankti, Āstārapaṅkti, Astara-pankti: 4 definitions
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Astarapankti 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀstārapaṅkti (आस्तारपङ्क्ति).—Name of a metre, see App.
Derivable forms: āstārapaṅktiḥ (आस्तारपङ्क्तिः).
Āstārapaṅkti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āstāra and paṅkti (पङ्क्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstārapaṅkti (आस्तारपङ्क्ति):—[=ā-stāra-paṅkti] [from ā-stāra > ā-stṛ] f. Name of a metre (the first verse of which consists of two Pādas of eight syllables each, the second of two Pādas of twelve syllables each), [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā]
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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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Partial matches: Pankti, Astara.
Ends with: Prastarapankti.
Full-text: Astarapankati, Astara.
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