Catakashtaka, Cātakāṣṭaka: 2 definitions
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Catakashtaka 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 Cātakāṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Catakastaka or Catakashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chatakashtaka.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Cātakāṣṭaka (चातकाष्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Tu7b. 9. Rādh. 20. 21 (pūrva). Printed in Ha7berlin p. 237.
2) Cātakāṣṭaka (चातकाष्टक):—Stein 68.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCātakāṣṭaka (चातकाष्टक):—[from cātaka] n. the 8 verses on the Cātaka bird.
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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