Shivashtaka, Śivāṣṭaka: 2 definitions
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Shivashtaka 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 Śivāṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Sivastaka or Shivashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śivāṣṭaka (शिवाष्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—stotra. Rādh. 31. 44. Mysore. 8. Taylor. 1, 104. Printed in Bṛhatstotraratnākara p. 71. Compare Cidambaraśivākṣṭaka.
—from the Bhavishyottarapurāṇa. Burnell. 198^b.
—from the Skandapurāṇa. Burnell. 198^b.
—attributed to Agastya. Burnell. 198^b.
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—to Upamanyu. Burnell. 198^b.
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—to Vyāsa. Burnell. 198^b.
—by Śaṅkara. Burnell. 198^b.
2) Śivāṣṭaka (शिवाष्टक):—stotra. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 96.
—attributed to Agastya. Cu. add. 1360.
—by Gopālarāma. Stein 225.
—Nimbārka sect, by Devācārya. Rgb. 143.
3) Śivāṣṭaka (शिवाष्टक):—Tb. 182 F.
—by Śaṅkarācārya. L.. 937.
Śivāṣṭaka (शिवाष्टक):—[from śiva] n. Name of [work]
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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Ends with: Cidambarashivashtaka, Sadashivashtaka.
Full-text: Shaivashtaka, Sadashivashtaka, Gopalarama, Agastya, Upamanyu, Devacarya, Shankaracarya, Bhavishyottarapurana, Skandapurana.
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