Tryashtan, Tryaṣṭan, Tri-ashtan: 3 definitions

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Tryashtan 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 Tryaṣṭan can be transliterated into English as Tryastan or Tryashtan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tryaṣṭan (त्र्यष्टन्).—a. twenty-four.

Tryaṣṭan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and aṣṭan (अष्टन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tryaṣṭan (त्र्यष्टन्).—Twentyfour, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 94.

— Cf. = aṣṭau; [Latin] octo; [Gothic.] ahtau: [Anglo-Saxon.] ëhta.

Tryaṣṭan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and aṣṭan (अष्टन्).

[Sanskrit to German]

Tryashtan in German

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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.

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