Praushthapadyashtaka, Prauṣṭhapadyaṣṭakā: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Prauṣṭhapadyaṣṭakā can be transliterated into English as Prausthapadyastaka or Praushthapadyashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPrauṣṭhapadyaṣṭakā (प्रौष्ठपद्यष्टका).—The form taken by Acchodāmatsya Gandhī; on the earth she is known as Satyavatī and in the Pitṛloka Aṣṭakā;1 the month of Prauṣṭhapada.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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