Astava, Astāvā, Āstāva: 7 definitions
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Astava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryastāvā (अस्तावा).—m (Commonly tasta q. v.) A metal ewer or basin.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀstāva (आस्ताव).—[ā-stu-ghañ; P.III.3.12]
1) The place of reciting hymns in a sacrifice; तत्रोद्गातॄनास्तावे स्तोष्यमाणानु- पोपविवेश (tatrodgātṝnāstāve stoṣyamāṇānu- popaviveśa) Chān. Up.1.1.8.
2) Praise, hymn.
Derivable forms: āstāvaḥ (आस्तावः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstāva (आस्ताव).—[masculine] place for a cert. recitation ([ritual or religion]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstāva (आस्ताव):—[=ā-stāva] m. (√stu), the place where a particular Stotra is sung, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Astava (अस्तव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Atava.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+21): Ashtavacukkal, Ashtavadhana, Ashtavadhani, Ashtavahuti, Ashtavaitaraga, Ashtavakra, Ashtavakra Gita, Ashtavakradipika, Ashtavakrakhyana, Ashtavakrasamhita, Ashtavakrasana, Ashtavakrasuktidipika, Ashtavakrate, Ashtavakratirtha, Ashtavakriya, Ashtavaktra, Ashtavalli, Ashtavallika, Ashtavamka, Ashtavan.
Ends with (+134): Adinathastava, Anandasagarastava, Anjaneyastava, Annabhritikastava, Argalastava, Ashantastava, Atimanushastava, Atiprastava, Atmastava, Avastava, Bahitpavamanastava, Balagrahastava, Balarakshastava, Banastava, Bhagavadarcanaprastava, Bhagavatikeshadipadastava, Bhairavastava, Bhavopaharastava, Bhayaprastava, Brahmanandastava.
Full-text: Atava.
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Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa II, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Second Kāṇḍa]
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 1.10 (tenth khaṇḍa) (eleven texts) < [Chapter 1 - First Adhyāya]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]