Keshavashtaka, Keśavāṣṭaka, Keshava-ashtaka: 2 definitions
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Keshavashtaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Keśavāṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Kesavastaka or Keshavashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)Keśavāṣṭaka (केशवाष्टक) is the name of a work ascribed to Rūpagosvāmin (C. 1470-1583 C.E.): an erudite scholar of Indian Diaspora who has enriched the Sanskrit literature by his various compositions with the nectar of Vaiṣṇava philosophy. Also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XXV. pp. 245-51.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKeśavāṣṭaka (केशवाष्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Rūpagosvāmin. Ak 124.
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)
Partial matches: Ashtaka, Kesava.
Full-text: Adikeshavashtaka, Rupagosvamin.
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