Kalashtaka, Kālāṣṭaka, Kala-ashtaka: 2 definitions
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Kalashtaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Kālāṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Kalastaka or Kalashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykālāṣṭaka (कालाष्टक).—n (S) Eight days, from pratipadā to aṣṭamī, of the dark fortnight of āṣāḍha, in which the followers of kāḷabhairava fast, and worship him. 2 Feasting eight Brahmans in propitiation of kāḷabhairava.
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kāḷāṣṭaka (काळाष्टक).—n See kālāṣṭaka.
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 dictionaryKālāṣṭaka (कालाष्टक).—
1) first to eighth days of the dark half of the month आषाढ (āṣāḍha) (festival period of kālabhairava)
2) a stotra of कालभैरव (kālabhairava) by Śhaṅkarāchārya.
Derivable forms: kālāṣṭakam (कालाष्टकम्).
Kālāṣṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāla and aṣṭaka (अष्टक).
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: Ashtaka, Kala.
Full-text: Kalashtami, Kalagujara, Kalakuta.
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