Nagayashtika, Nāgayaṣṭikā, Naga-yashtika: 2 definitions
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Nagayashtika 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 Nāgayaṣṭikā can be transliterated into English as Nagayastika or Nagayashtika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNāgayaṣṭikā (नागयष्टिका).—
1) a graduated pole or post for showing the depth of water in a newly-dug pond.
2) a boring-rod driven into the earth.
Nāgayaṣṭikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and yaṣṭikā (यष्टिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāgayaṣṭikā (नागयष्टिका):—[=nāga-yaṣṭikā] [from nāga] f. a post serving as water-mark, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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: Yashtika, Naga.
Full-text: Nagayashti.
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