Budhashtami, Budhāṣṭamī, Budha-ashtami: 8 definitions
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Budhashtami means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
The Sanskrit term Budhāṣṭamī can be transliterated into English as Budhastami or Budhashtami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBudha-aṣṭamī.—(IA 26), the eighth tithi on a Wednesday. Note: budha-aṣṭamī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybudhāṣṭamī (बुधाष्टमी).—f S A common term for the eighth day's of the moon's increase falling on wednesday. 2 An observance amongst women. If, whilst sitting at their meal, they hear, from a proceeding kathā, mention made of naraka, they quit their meal, wash their mouth, and return to listen to the kathā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbudhāṣṭamī (बुधाष्टमी).—f A common term for the aṣṭamī falling on Wednesday.
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 dictionaryBudhāṣṭamī (बुधाष्टमी).—Name of a festival.
Budhāṣṭamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms budha and aṣṭamī (अष्टमी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Budhāṣṭamī (बुधाष्टमी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] Oudh. Xix, 98.
2) Budhāṣṭamī (बुधाष्टमी):—[dharma] Oudh. Xx, 68. Xxi, 104.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBudhāṣṭamī (बुधाष्टमी):—[from budha > budh] f. ‘the 8th (day) of B°’, Name of a festival, [Catalogue(s)]
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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: Ashtami, Budha.
Starts with: Budhashtamivrata, Budhashtamivratakalanirnaya, Budhashtamivratakatha, Budhashtamivratodyapana.
Full-text: Budhashtamivrata, Budhashtamivratakalanirnaya.
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