aṣṭadhātu
Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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p. 92.
aṣṭadhātu n. (
-tu) The eight metals collectively, as, gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron and steel.
E. aṣṭa and dhātu a mineral.
Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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p. 71, col. 2.
aṣṭa-dhātu (tu) 1. n. The eight metals.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)
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p. 116, col. 2.
aṣṭa—dhātu m.
pl. the eight metals collectively (as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel).
Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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p. 75, col. 2.
aṣṭadhātu n. (-tu) The eight metals collectively, as gold, silver, copper, tin,
lead, brass, iron and steel.
E. aṣṭa and dhātu a mineral.
Vācaspatyam
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p. 518, col. 1.
aṣṭadhātu pu0 ba0 va0 aṣṭau dhātavaḥ karmma0 saṃjñātvānna dviguḥ .
“svarṇaṃ rūpyañca tāmrañca raṅgaṃ yaśadameva ca . śīsaṃ lauhaṃ
ramayetidhātavo'ṣṭau prakīrttitā” ityukteṣu aṣṭasu svarṇṇādiṣu
suśrute tu rasavarjjitāḥ saptaipa dhātavo'bhihitāḥ kintu rasa-
nirūpaṇe “tato rasa iti proktaḥ sa ca dhāturapi smṛtaḥ”
ityukteraṣṭadhātutā'pi tasyābhiyatā “aṣṭadhātumayapratimā
nirmāṇe tu rasaṃ vihāya pittalasya grahaṇam “ārakūṭaṃ
tathaiva ceti” hemā0 bhaviṣyokteriti bhedaḥ .
Puranic Encyclopedia
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p. 62, col. 2.
AṢṬADHĀTU (S). Eight minerals: gold, silver, copper,
tin, zinc, black lead, iron and mercury.