Sashtanga, Sāṣṭāṅga, Sashtamga: 8 definitions
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Sashtanga 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 Sāṣṭāṅga can be transliterated into English as Sastanga or Sashtanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSāṣṭāṅga (साष्टाङ्ग) refers to the prostration-rite of “eight limbs touching the ground” and is mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.20, while explaining the mode of worshipping an earthen phallic image (pārthiva-liṅga) according to the Vedic rites:—“[...] the wise devotee shall then perform the Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) with the mantra ‘Mā No Mahāntam’ and the intelligent one shall perform Sāṣṭāṅga (eight limbs touching the ground) prostration with the mantra ‘Mā Nastoke’ etc.”.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSāṣṭāṅga (साष्टाङ्ग) refers to “prostrating (before someone)”, according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Pippalīnātha]: “[...] (Vibhīṣaṇa then) prostrated (before him) (sāṣṭāṅga) with devotion [sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipātas tu kṛtaṃ bhaktyā] and, having done so, the king addressed Siddhanātha (who stood) before him and with fine words of praise, lauded (his) lotus feet: ‘You are Brahmā. You are Viṣṇu. You are Rudra and you are indeed Śiva. O Bhairava, by your grace, the lord of the gods, whose sign is supreme bliss, has arisen in the abode of my consciousness!’ [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysāṣṭāṅga (साष्टांग).—a (S sa With, aṣṭa Eight, aṅga Member.) With the eight members; consisting in the action of the whole body. The word is usually the epithet of namaskāra, praṇāma, and similar words; and in this conjunction it expresses Complete, perfect, profound (prostration, obeisance &c.) It is sometimes used as s n without the word namaskāra or praṇāma. v ghāla.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsāṣṭāṅga (साष्टांग).—a With the eight members; complete (prostration).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySāṣṭāṅga (साष्टाङ्ग).—[adjective] made with eight members (bow); reverential. [neuter] & pātam [adverb] (lit. by falling down with eight members) reverentially, humbly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySāṣṭāṅga (साष्टाङ्ग):—[from sāṣṭa] mfn. performed with eight limbs or members (as a reverential prostration of the body so as to touch the ground with the hands, breast, forehead, knees, and feet), [Prabodha-candrodaya]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāṣṭāṃga (ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗ):—[adjective] performed with eight limbs or members (as a reverential prostration of the body so as to touch the ground with the hands, breast, forehead, knees, and feet).
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Sāṣṭāṃga (ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] a reverential prostration of the body so as to touch the ground with the hands, breast, forehead, knees, and feet.
2) [noun] ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗ ಬೀಳು [sashtamga bilu] sāṣṭāṃga bīḷu = ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗಮಾಡು [sashtamgamadu]; ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗಮಾಡು [sashtamgamadu] sāṣṭāṃga māḍu to prostrate the body reverentially so as to touch the ground with the hands, breast, forehead, knees, and feet.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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