Mayashtaka, Mayaṣṭaka: 4 definitions
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Mayashtaka 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 Mayaṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Mayastaka or Mayashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMayaṣṭaka (मयष्टक).—A kind of bean.
Derivable forms: mayaṣṭakaḥ (मयष्टकः).
See also (synonyms): mayaṣṭa, mayuṣṭa, mayuṣṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumMāyāṣṭaka (मायाष्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Peters. 1, 130.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mayaṣṭaka (मयष्टक):—m. a kind of bean, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Māyāṣṭaka (मायाष्टक):—[from māyā > māya] (māyāṣ) n. Name of [work]
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