aṣṭan

aṣṭan mfn. plu. only (aṣṭa or aṣṭau) Eight.

E. asū to pervade, kanina Uṇādi affix, and tud inserted.

aṣṭan (ṣṭā) a. Eight.

aṣṭan aṣṭan, i. e. aś + tan (cf. aśīti;

the vb. is doubtful), card. num., adj.

Eight, Hiḍ. 2, 9. — Comp. Tri-, Twenty-

four, Man. 9, 94. — Cf. = aṣṭau;

Lat. octo; Goth. ahtau: A.S. ëhta.

aṣṭan aṣṭan, a or au (but aṣṭau is more

common for nom., acc., and voc. cases), pl. eight

[cf. Lat. octo; Gr. ὀκτώ Goth. ahtau; Mod. Germ.

acht; Eng. eight; Lith. aszt°uni; Slav. osmj]; in

comp. with other numerals often aṣṭā, e. g. aṣṭā-

daśan, eighteen; aṣṭādaśa, as, ī, am, the eigh-

teenth, divided into eighteen parts; aṣṭādaśa-dhā,

eighteen-fold; aṣṭā-viṃśati, twenty-eight; aṣṭā-

viṃśa, as, ī, am, the twenty-eighth, divided in-

to twenty-eight parts; aṣṭātriṃśa, as, ī, am,

the thirty-eighth, containing thirty-eight; aṣṭā-

catvāriṃśa, as, ī, am, the forty-eighth. —Aṣṭa-

karṇa, as, ā, am, one who has the number eight

as a mark burnt in his ear; (as), m. eight-eared,

an epithet of Brahmā, who is supposed to have four

heads; (ī), m., N. of a man. —Aṣṭa-kṛtvas, ind.

eight times. —Aṣṭa-koṇa, as, m. an octagon.

—Aṣṭa-khaṇḍa, as, m. title of a collection of

several sections of the Ṛg-veda. —Aṣṭa-gava, am,

n. a flock of eight cows. —Aṣṭa-gādh (?), t, m. a

fabulous animal (called Śarabha), supposed to have

eight legs; a spider (?). —Aṣṭa-guṇa, as, ā, am,

eight-fold; (am), n. the eight qualities. —Aṣṭa-

guṇāśraya (°ṇa-āś°), as, ā, am, endowed with the

eight qualities, epithet of a king. —Aṣṭa-tva, am,

n. condition of eight. —Aṣṭa-daṃṣṭra, as, m.,

N. of a son of Virūpa, author of a hymn of the

Ṛg-veda; N. of a Dānava. —Aṣṭa-dala, an octa-

gon. —Aṣṭa-dik-pāla, ās, m. pl. the regents of

the cardinal points, as Indra of the East, Agni or

Vahni of the S. E., Yama of the South, Nairṛta of

the S. W., Varuṇa of the West, Marut of the N. W.,

Kuvera of the North, and Īśa or Śiva of the N. E.

—Aṣṭa-diś, k, f. the eight cardinal points of the

compass collectively. —Aṣṭa-dhā, ind. eight-fold,

eight times, in eight parts or sections. —Aṣṭa-

dhātu, u, n. the eight metals collectively, as gold,

silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel. —Aṣṭa-

pada, as, m. a Vedic metre of eight Padas. —Aṣṭa-

pād, t, t, t, having eight legs; (t), m. a spider;

a fabulous animal with eight legs. —Aṣṭa-pāda, as,

ā, am, having eight legs; (as), m. a kind of spider

with a small body and long legs. —Aṣṭa-pādikā,

f., N. of the plant Vallaris Dichotomus Wall. —Aṣṭa-

maṅgala, as, m. a horse with a white face, tail,

mane, breast, and hoofs; (am), n. a collection of

eight lucky things to be assembled on certain occa-

sions (such as a coronation &c.), e. g. a lion, a bull, an

elephant, a water-jar, a fan, a flag, a trumpet, and a

lamp; or, according to others, a Brāhman, a cow,

fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king. —Aṣṭa-

māna, am, n. a measure, one kuḍava. —Aṣṭa-

māsika, as, ā, am, occurring once in eight months.

—Aṣṭa-mūrti, is, m. eight-formed, an epithet of

Śiva (as identified with the five elements, mind,

egotism, and matter; or, according to the opening of

the Śakuntalā, with the five elements, the sun and

moon and the sacrificing priest). —Aṣṭamūrti-

dhara, as, m. possessing eight forms, an epithet

of Śiva. —Aṣṭa-ratna, am, n. the eight jewels,

title of a collection of eight Ślokas on ethics. —Aṣṭa-

rasāśraya (°sa-āś°), as, ā, am, endowed or furnished

with the eight rasas or sentiments of poetry. —Aṣ-

ṭarca (°ṭan-ṛc), as, m. a psalm or hymn consisting

of eight verses. —Aṣṭa-lohaka, am, n. a class of

eight metals, gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, the magnet,

muṇḍaloha (?), and tīkṣṇaloha or steel (?). —Aṣṭa-

varga, as, m. a class of three principal medicaments

(mostly the roots of plants from the hills), named

Ṛṣabha, Jīvaka, Medā, Mahāmedā, Ṛddhi, Vṛd-

dhi, Kākolī, and Kṣīrakākolī. —Aṣṭa-vidha, as,

ā, am, eight-fold, of eight kinds. —Aṣṭa-śata,

am, n. eight hundred. —Aṣṭa-śravaṇa, as, or

aṣṭa-śravas, ās, m., N. of Brahmā (eight-eared,

see aṣṭa-karṇa). —Aṣṭasāhasrika, as, ā, am,

consisting of eight thousand. —Aṣṭā-kapāla, as,

ī, am, (an oblation) prepared or offered in eight pans;

(as), m. a sacrifice in which ghee or clarified butter

is offered in eight pans. —Aṣṭākṣara (°ṭan-ak°),

as, ā, am, containing eight syllables; (as), m., N.

of an author. —Aṣṭā-gava, am, n. a car or wain, one

drawn by eight oxen. —Aṣṭāṅga (°ṭan-aṅ°), am,

n. eight parts of the body with which very profound

obeisance is performed (viz. the hands, breast, fore-

head, eyes, throat, and middle of the back; or the

first four, with the knees and feet; or these six, with

the speech and mind); the eight parts of a court, or

the law, the judge, assessors, scribe, and astrologer,

gold, fire, and water; any whole consisting of eight

parts or members; a die, dice; (as, ā, am), con-

sisting of eight parts or members. —Aṣṭāṅga-

naya, as, m. = aṣṭāṅga. —Aṣṭāṅga-pāta or

aṣṭāṅga-praṇāma, as, m. prostration of the eight

parts of the body as in reverence. —Aṣṭāṅga-

hṛdaya, am, n. title of a medicinal work. —Aṣ-

ṭāṅgārghya (°ga-ar°), as, m. an offering of eight

articles, water, milk, kuśa grass, curds, ghee, rice,

barley, and mustard; or honey, red oleander flow-

ers, and sandal are substituted for the last three.

—Aṣṭā-daṃṣṭra = aṣṭa-daṃṣṭra, q. v. —Aṣ-

ṭādaśa-bhujā, f., N. of the wife of Śiva. —Aṣṭā-

daśāṅga (°śan-aṅ°), as, m. a decoction of eighteen

ingredients. —Aṣṭādhyāyī (°ṭan-adh°), f. title of

the eleventh Kāṇḍa of the Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa, con-

sisting of eight lectures. —Aṣṭānavata, as, ī, am,

the ninety-eighth. —Aṣṭā-pada, as, m. a spider;

a worm; a fabulous animal with eight legs, the Śa-

rabha; a wild sort of jasmin; a pin or bolt; the

mountain Kailāsa or abode of Kuvera; (as, am), m.

n. a kind of chequered cloth or board for drafts, dice,

&c.; gold. —Aṣṭā-pada-pattra, am, n. gold-leaf;

a sheet of gold. —Aṣṭā-pād, t, -padī, m. f., Ved.

having eight legs, consisting of eight members; (in

ritual language) a term for a pregnant animal; (padī),

f. a wild sort of jasmin. —Aṣṭā-pāda, as, ā, am,

quartered by eight, having eight for the root. —Aṣ-

ṭā-pādya, as, ā, am, eight-fold. —Aṣṭāra-cakra-

vat (°ṭan-ar°), ān, m. having a wheel with eight

spokes, an epithet of Mañju-śrī, a Jaina saint and

ruler. —Aṣṭā-ratha, as, m., N. of a son of Bhīma-

ratha. —Aṣṭā-vakra, as, m., N. of a Brāhman, a

son of Kahoḍa. —Aṣṭāsra (°ṭan-as°), am, n. an oc-

tagon. —Aṣṭāsraya (°ṭan-as°), as, ā, am, octan-

gular. —Aṣṭāha (°ṭan-ah°), as, ā, am, lasting eight

days.

aṣṭan num. a. [aś-vyāptau kanin tuṭ ca Uṇ. 1. 154.] (nom. acc. aṣṭa-ṣṭau) Eight. It often occurs in comp. as aṣṭā with numerals and some other nouns; as aṣṭādaśan, aṣṭāviṃśatiḥ, aṣṭāpada &c. [cf. L. octo; Gr. okto; Zend. (pb) astan; Pers. hasht.].

Comp.

— akṣara a. consisting of eight letters or parts. (

— raḥ) N. of a metre.

— aṃga a. consisting of eight parts or members. (

— gaṃ)

1 the eight parts of the body with which a very low obeisance is performed; °pātaḥ, praṇāmaḥ, sāṣṭāṃganamaskāraḥ a respectful obeisance made by the prostration of the eight limbs of the body; sāṣṭāṃgapātaṃ praṇanāma fell prostrate on the ground in reverence; (jānubhyāṃ ca tathā padbhyāṃ pāṇibhyāmurasā dhiyā . śirasā vacasā dṛṣṭyā praṇāmo' ṣṭāṃga īritaḥ).

2 the 8 parts of yoga or concentration; yamo niyamaścāsanaṃ ca prāṇāyāmastataḥ paraṃ . pratyāhāro dhāraṇā ca dhyānaṃ sārdhaṃ samādhinā . aṣṭāṃgānyāhuretāni yogināṃ yogasiddhaye ...

3 materials of worship taken collectively.

4 the eight parts of every medical science; (they are: śalyaṃ, śālākyaṃ, kāyacikitsā, bhūtavidyā, kaumārabhṛtyaṃ, agadataṃtraṃ, rasāyanataṃtraṃ, and vājīkaraṇataṃtraṃ).

5 the eight parts of a court;

1 the law,

2 the judge,

3 assessors,

4 scribe,

5 astrologer,

6 gold,

7 fire, and

8 water.

6 any whole consisting of eight parts.

7 a die, dice. °arghyaṃ an offering of eight articles. °dhūpaḥ a sort of medical incense removing fever. °maithunaṃ ‘sexual enjoyment of

8 kinds’; the eight stages in the progress of a love-suit; smaraṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṃ guhyabhāṣaṇaṃ . saṃkalpo'dhyavasāyaśca kriyāniṣpattireva ca ... °hṛdayaṃ N. of a medical work.

— adhyāyī N. of Pāṇini's grammatical work consisting of

8 Adhyāyas or chapters.

— ara a. having a wheel with 8 spokes.

— asraṃ an octagon.

— asriya a. octangular.

— aha (n) a. lasting for 8 days.

— ādiśābdikāḥ the first eight expounders of the science of words (grammar); iṃdraścaṃdraḥ kāśakṛtsnāpiśalī śākaṭāyanaḥ . pāṇinyamarajaineṃdrā jayaṃtyaṣṭādiśābdikāḥ ...

— kapāla a. (°ṣṭā°) prepared or offered in ‘eight’ pans. (

— laḥ) a sacrifice in which ghee is offered in eight pans.

— karṇa a. one who has the number eight as a mark burnt in his ears ( P. VI. 3. 115). (

— rṇaḥ) eight-eared, an epithet of Brahmā.

— karman m.,

— gatikaḥ a king who has

8 duties to perform; they are: ādāne ca visarge ca tathā praiṣaniṣedhayoḥ . paṃcame cārthavacane vyavahārasya cekṣaṇe .. daṃḍaśuddhyoḥ sadā raktastenāṣṭagatiko nṛpaḥ ..

— kṛtvas ind. eight times.

— koṇaḥ

1 an octagon.

2 a kind (pb) of machine.

— khaṃḍaḥ a title of a collection of several sections of the Ṛgveda.

— gavaṃ [aṣṭānāṃ gavāṃ samāhāraḥ] a flock of

8 cows.

— gāḍh m.

1 a fabulous animal supposed to have eight legs.

2 a spider.

— guṇa a. eightfold; annādaṣṭaguṇaṃ cūrṇaṃ; dāpyoṣṭaguṇamatyayaṃ Ms. 8. 400. (

— ṇaṃ) the eight qualities which a Brāhmaṇa should possess; dayā sarvabhūteṣu, kṣāṃtiḥ, anasūyā, śaucaṃ, anāyāsaḥ, maṃgalaṃ, akārpaṇyaṃ, aspṛhā ceti .. Gautama. °āśraya a. endowed with these eight qualities.

— ṣṭa (ṣṭā) catvāriṃśat a. forty-eight.

— taya a. eight-fold.

— tāriṇī the eight forms of the goddess tāriṇī; tārā cogrā mahogrā ca vajrā kālī sarasvatī . kāmeśvarī ca cāmuṃḍā ityaṣṭau tāriṇyo matāḥ ...

— triṃśat (

— ṣṭā) a. thirty-eight.

— trikaṃ [aṣṭāvṛttaṃ trikaṃ] the number 24.

— dalaṃ

1 a lotus having eight petals.

2 an octagon.

— daśan (°ṣṭā°) see below after aṣṭātaya.

— diś f. [karma° saṃjñātvānna dviguḥ] the eight cardinal points; pūrvāgneyī dakṣiṇā ca nairṛtī paścimā tathā . vāyavī cottaraiśānī diśā aṣṭāvimāḥ smṛtāḥ ... °kariṇyaḥ the eight female elephants living in the eight points; kariṇyo'bhramukapilāpiṃgalānupamāḥ kramāt . tāmrakarṇī śubhradaṃtī cāṃganā cāṃjanāvatī .. Ak. °pālāḥ the eight regents of the cardinal points; iṃdro vahriḥ pitṛpatiḥ (yamaḥ) nairṛto varuṇo marut (vāyuḥ) . kubera īśaḥ patayaḥ pūrvādīnāṃ diśāṃ kramāt .. Ak. °gajāḥ the eight elephants guarding the 8 quarters; airāvataḥ puṃḍarīko vāmanaḥ kumudoṃ'janaḥ . puṣpadaṃtaḥ sārvabhaumaḥ supratīkaśca diggajāḥ .. Ak.

— dravyaṃ the eight materials of a sacrifice; aśvatthoḍuṃbaraplakṣanyagrodhasamidhastilāḥ . siddhārthapāyasājyāni dravyāṇyaṣṭau viṭurbudhāḥ ...

— dhātuḥ the eight metals taken collectively; svarṇaṃ rūpyaṃ ca tāmraṃ ca raṃgaṃ yaśadameva ca . śīsaṃ lauhaṃ rasaśceti dhātavo'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ ...

— pada d (°ṣṭa or ṣṭā°) a.

1 eight-footed.

2 a term for a pregnant animal.

— padaḥ (°ṣṭā°)

1 a spider.

2 a fabulous animal called Śarabha.

3 a worm.

4 a wild sort of jasmin.

5 a pin or bolt.

6 the mountain Kailāsa (the abode of Kubera). (

— daḥ, daṃ) [aṣṭasu dhātuṣu padaṃ pratiṣṭhā yasya Malli.]

1 gold; āvarjitāṣṭāpadakuṃbhatoyaiḥ Ku. 7. 10; Śi. 3. 28.

2 a kind of chequered cloth or a board for drafts, dice-board (Mar. paṭa); °paricayacaturābhiḥ K. 196. °patraṃ a sheet of gold.

— pa (pā) dikā N. of a plant.

— padī (°ṣṭa-ṣṭā°)

1 wild sort of jasmin.

2 a variety of (pb) metre, often used in Jayadeva's Gītagovinda.

— palaṃ a kind of medicinal preparation of ghee.

— pādya a. (°ṣṭā°) eight-fold.

— maṃgalaḥ a horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast and hoofs. (

— laṃ) [aṣṭaguṇitaṃ maṃgalaṃ śā° ta°] a collection of eight lucky things; according to some they are: mṛgarājo vṛṣo nāgaḥ kalaśo vyaṃjanaṃ tathā . vaijayaṃtī tathā bherī dīpa ityaṣṭamaṃgalam ..; according to others loke'sminmaṃgalānyaṣṭau brāhmaṇo gaurhutāśanaḥ . hiraṇyaṃ sarpirāditya āpo rājā tathāṣṭamaḥ ...

— mānaṃ one kuḍava.

— māsika a. occurring once in 8 months.

— muṣṭiḥ a measure called kuṃci; aṣṭamuṣṭirbhavet kuṃciḥ,

— mūrtiḥ the ‘eight-formed’, an epithet of Śiva; the 8 forms being the 5 elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether), the sun and moon, and the sacrificing priest; cf Ś. 1. 1 yā sṛṣṭiḥ sraṣṭurādyā vahati vidhihutaṃ yā haviryā ca hotrī . yedve kālaṃvidhattaḥ śrutiviṣayaguṇā yā sthitā vyāpya viśvaṃ . yāmāhuḥ sarvabhūtaprakṛtiriti yayā prāṇinaḥ prāṇavaṃtaḥ . pratyakṣābhiḥ prapannastanubhiravatu vastābhiraṣṭābhirīśaḥ ..; or, briefly expressed, the names in Sanskrit (in the above order) are: jalaṃ vahnistathā yaṣṭā sūryācaṃdramasau tathā . ākāśaṃ vāyuravanī mūrtayo'ṣṭau pinākinaḥ ... °dharaḥ ‘having

8 forms’, Śiva.

— ratnaṃ the eight jewels taken collectively; the title of a collection of

8 Ślokas on morality.

— rasāḥ the

8 sentiments in dramas &c.; śṛṃgārahāsyakaruṇaraudravīrabhayānakāḥ . bībhatsādbhutasaṃjñau cetyaṣṭau nāṭye rasāḥ smṛtāḥ .. K. P. 4 (to which is sometimes added a 9th Rasa called śāṃta; nirvedasthāyibhāvosti śāṃtopi navamo rasaḥ ibid.); °āśraya a. embodying or representing the eight sentiments; V. 2. 18.

— lohakaṃ a class of

8 metals; suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ sīsakaṃ kāṃtikaṃ tathā . vaṃgaṃ lauhaṃ tīkṣṇalauhaṃ lauhānyaṣṭāvimāni tu ...

— vargaḥ

1 a sort of diagram (cakra) showing the good or bad stars of a person.

2 the 8 classes of letters; (avarga, ka°, ca°, ṭa°, ta°, pa°, ya°, śa°,).

3 a class of three principal medicaments.

— vakraḥ (ṣṭā) see below.

— vidha a. [aṣṭa vidhāḥ prakārāḥ asya] eight-fold, of eight kinds.

— viṃśatiḥ f. (°ṣṭā°) [aṣṭādhikā viṃśātiḥ śā. ta.] the number twenty-eight.

— śataṃ eight hundred.

— śravaṇaḥ, śravasa N. of Brahmā (having

8 ears or four heads).

aṣṭán a. eight.

aṣṭan aṣ-ṭán, nr. eight: nm. -ṭaú, -ṭā́, or -ṭá.

aṣṭan aṣṭaú [RV.; AV. &c.] or aṣṭā́ [RV. viii, 2, 41] or aṣṭá [RV. x, 27, 15; AV. &c.] pl. eight (other forms are: gen. aṣṭānām, Mn. &c.; instr. aṣṭabhís, RV. ii, 18, 4; ŚBr. &c.; loc. aṣṭāsú, ŚBr. &c.);

aṣṭan [Lat. octo; Gk. ὀκτώ. Goth. ahtau; Mod. Germ. acht; Eng. eight; Lith. asztůni; Slav. osmj.]

aṣṭan mfn. plu. only (aṣṭa or aṣṭau) Eight.

E. asū to pervade, kanin
Unādi affix, and tud inserted.

aṣṭan num. a. [aśa-vyāptau kanin tuṭ ca Uṇ.1.154.] (nom., acc. aṣṭa-ṣṭau) Eight. It often occurs in comp. as aṣṭā with numerals and some other nouns; as aṣṭādaśan, aṣṭāviṃśatiḥ, aṣṭāpada &c. [cf. L. octo; Gr. okto; Zend astani Pers. hasht.]. -Comp. -akṣara a. consisting of eight letters or parts; aṣṭākṣaraṃ ha vā ekaṃ gāyatryai padam Bṛi. Up.5.14.1. (-raḥ) N. of a metre. -aṅga a. consisting of eight parts or members. (-ṅgam) 1 the eight parts of the body with which a very low obeisance is performed; ˚pātaḥ, -praṇāmaḥ, sāṣṭāṅganamaskāraḥ a respectful obeisance made by the prostration of the eight limbs of the body; sāṣṭāṅgapātaṃ praṇanāma fell prostrate on the ground in reverence; (jānubhyāṃ ca tathā padbhyāṃ pāṇibhyāmurasā dhiyā | śirasā vacasā dṛṣṭayā praṇāmo'- ṣṭāṅga īritaḥ). cf. also urasā śirasā dṛṣṭayā vacasā manasā tathā | padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ jānubhyāṃ praṇāmo'ṣṭāṅga ucyate || The eight limbs of the body in namaskāra. -2 the 8 parts of yoga or concentration; yamo niyamaścāsanaṃ ca prāṇāyāmastataḥ param | pratyāhāro dhāraṇā ca ghyānaṃ sārdhaṃ samādhinā | aṣṭāṅgānyāhuretāni yogināṃ yogasiddhaye || -3 materials of worship taken collectively, namely, water, milk, ghee, curds, darbha, rice, barley, mustard seed. -4 the eight parts of every medical science; (they are :-- śalyam, śālākyam, kāyacikitsā, bhūtavidyā, kaumārabhṛtyam, agadatantram, rasāyanatantram, and vājīkaraṇatantram.) -5 the eight parts of a court; 1 the law, 2 the judge, 3 assessors, 4 scribe, 5 astrologer, 6 gold, 7 fire, and 8 water. -6 any whole consisting of eight parts. -7 a die, dice. -8 The eight functions of intellect (buddhi) are śuśrūṣā, śravaṇa, grahaṇa, dhāraṇā, cintana, ūhāpoha, arthavijñāna and tattvajñāna; buddhayā hyaṣṭāṅgayā yuktaṃ tvamevārhasi bhāṣitum Rām.6.113.24. ˚arghyam an offering of eight articles. ˚dhūpaḥ a sort of medical incense removing fever. ˚maithunam sexual enjoyment of 8 kinds'; the eight stages in the progress of a love suit; smaraṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ keliḥ prekṣaṇaṃ guhyabhāṣaṇam | saṃkalpo'dhyavasāyaśca kriyāniṣpattireva ca || ˚vaidyakam It is constituted of dravyābhidhāna, gadaniścaya, kāya- saukhya, śalyādi, bhūtanigraha, viṣanigraha, bālavaidyaka, and rasāyana. ˚hṛdayam N. of a medical work. -adhikārāḥ jalādhikāraḥ, sthalādhikāraḥ, grāmādhikāraḥ, kulalekhanam, brahmāsanam, daṇḍavini- yogaḥ, paurohityam. -adhyāyī N. of Pāṇinī's grammatical work consisting of 8 Adhyāyas or chapters. -annāni The eight types of food bhojya, peya, coṣya, lehya, khādya, carvya, niḥpeya, bhakṣya. -ara a. having a wheel with 8 spokes. -asram an octagon. -asraḥ A kind of single-storeyed building octangular in plan. -asriya a. octangular. -ah (n) a. lasting for 8 days. -ādiśābdikāḥ the first eight expounders of the science of words (grammar); indraścandraḥ kāśakṛtsnāpiśalī śākaṭāyanaḥ | pāṇinyamarajainendrā jayantyaṣṭādiśābdikāḥ || -āpādya Multiplied by eight. aṣṭāpādyaṃ tu śūdrasya steye bhavati kilbiṣam | Ms.8.337. -upadvīpāni svarṇaprastha, candrāśukla, āvartana, ramaṇaka, mandarahariṇa, pāñcajanya, siṃhala, and laṅkā. -kapāla a. (˚ṣṭā˚) prepared or offered in 'eight' pans. (-laḥ) a sacrifice in which ghee is offered in eight pans. -karṇa a. one who has the number eight as a mark burnt in his ears (P.VI.3.115). (-rṇaḥ) eight-eared, an epithet of Brahmā. (-karman m.), -gatikaḥ a king who has 8 duties to perform; (they are :--ādāne ca visarge ca tathā praiṣaniṣedhayoḥ | pañcame cārthavacane vyavahārasya cekṣaṇe || daṇḍaśuddhayoḥ sadā raktastenāṣṭagatiko nṛpaḥ | -kulam (Probably) Village jury. (Bh. List No. 1267). -kulācalāḥ Eight principal mountains; nīla, niṣadha, vindhyācala, mālyavān, malaya, gaṃdhamādana, hemakūṭa, and himālaya. (-maryādāgirayaḥ) himālaya, hemakūṭa, niṣadha, gandhamādana, nīla, śveta, śṛṅgavāra and mālyavān. -kṛtvas ind. eight times. catu- rnamo aṣṭakṛtvo bhavāya Av.11.2.9. -koṇaḥ 1 an octagon. -2 a kind of machine. -khaṇḍaḥ a title of a collection of several sections of the Ṛigveda. -gandhāḥ Eight fragrant substances (Mar. candana, agaru, devadāra, koḻiṃjana, kusuma, śailaja, jaṭāmāṃsī, sura-gorocana). -gavam [aṣṭānāṃ gavāṃ samāhāraḥ] a flock of 8 cows. -gāḍh m. 1 a fabulous animal supposed to have eight legs. -2 a spider. -guṇa a. eightfold; annādaṣṭaguṇaṃ cūrṇam; dāpyo'ṣṭaguṇamatyayam Ms.8.400. (-ṇam) the eight qualities which a Brāhmaṇa should possess; dayā sarvabhūteṣu, kṣāntiḥ, anasūyā, śaucam, anāyāsaḥ, maṅgalam, akārpaṇyam, aspṛhā ceti || Gautamasūtra. ˚āśraya a. endowed with these eight qualities. -ṣṭa (˚ṣṭā˚) catvāriṃśat a. forty-eight. -taya a. eight-fold. -tāriṇī the eight forms of the goddess tāriṇī; tārā- cogrā mahogrā ca vajrā kālī sarasvatī | kāveśvarī ca cāmuṇḍā ityaṣṭau tāriṇyo matāḥ ||. -tālam A kind of sculptural measurement in which the whole height of an idol is generally eight times that of the face. -triṃśat -(˚ṣṭā˚) a. thirty-eight. -trikam [aṣṭāvṛttam trikam] the number 24. -dalam 1 a lotus having eight petals. -2 an octagon. -daśan (˚ṣṭā˚) see above after aṣṭātaya. -diś f. [karma˚ sa. saṃjñātvānna dviguḥ dik saṅkhye saṃjñāyām P.II.1.50.] the eight cardinal points; pūrvāgneyī dakṣiṇā ca nairṛtī paścimā tathā | vāyavī cottaraiśānī diśā aṣṭāvimāḥ smṛtāḥ ||. ˚kariṇyaḥ the eight female elephants living in the eight points; kariṇyo'bhramukapilāpiṅgalānupamāḥ kramāt | tāmrakarṇī śubhradantī cāṅganā cāñjanāvatī || Ak. ˚pālāḥ the eight regents of the cardinal points; indro vahniḥ pitṛpatiḥ (yamaḥ) nairṛto varuṇo marut (vāyuḥ) | kubere īśaḥ patayaḥ pūrvādīnāṃ diśāṃ kramāt || Ak. ˚gajāḥ the eight elephants guarding the 8 quarters; airāvataḥ puṇḍarīko vāmanaḥ kumudo'ñjanaḥ | puṣpadantaḥ sārvabhaumaḥ supratīkaśca diggajāḥ || Ak. -dehāḥ (piṇḍabrahmāṇḍātmakāḥ) Gross and subtle bodies; sthūla, sūkṣma, kāraṇa, mahākāraṇa, virāṭ, hiraṇya, avyākṛta, mūlaprakṛti. -dravyam the eight materials of a sacrifice; aśvatthodumburaplakṣanyagrodhasamidhastilāḥ | siddhārthapāyasājyāni dravyāṇyaṣṭau vidurbudhāḥ || -dhātuḥ the eight metals taken collectively; svarṇaṃ rūpyaṃ ca tāmraṃ ca raṅgaṃ yaśadameva ca | śīsaṃ lauhaṃ rasaśceti dhātavo'ṣṭau prakīrkitāḥ || -nāgāḥ (Serpents) ananta, vāsuki, takṣaka, karkoṭaka, śaṅkha, kulika, padma, and mahāpadma. -nāyikāḥ (of śrīkṛṣṇa) rukmiṇī, satyabhāmā, jāmbavatī, kālindī, mitravṛndā, yājñajitī, bhadrā, and lakṣmaṇā. (of indra) urvaśī, menakā, rambhā, pūrvacitī, svayaṃprabhā, bhinnakeśī janavallabhā and ghṛtācī (tilottamā). (In Erotics) vāsakasajjā, virahotkaṇṭhitā, svādhīnabhartṛkā, kalahāntaritā, khaṇḍitā, vipralabdhā, proṣitabhartṛkā, and abhisārikā. -pakṣa a. Having eight side-pillars; aṣṭapakṣāṃ daśapakṣāṃ śālām Av.9.3.21. -pada, -d (˚ṣṭa˚ or ˚ṣṭā˚) a. 1 eight-footed. -2 a term for a pregnant animal. -padaḥ (˚ṣṭa˚) 1 a spider. -2 a fabulous animal called Śarabha. -3 a worm. -4 a wild sort of jasmin. -5 a pin or bolt. -6 the mountain Kailāsa (the abode of Kubera). (-daḥ, -dam) [aṣṭasu dhātuṣu padaṃ pratiṣṭhā yasya Malli.] 1 gold; āvarjitāṣṭāpadakumbhatoyaiḥ Ku.7.10; Śi.3.28. -2 a kind of chequered cloth or a board for drafts, dice-board (Mar. paṭa); ˚paricayacaturābhiḥ K.196. ˚patram a sheet of gold. -pa (pā)dikā N. of a plant. -padī (˚ṣṭa-ṣṭā˚) 1 wild sort of jasmin (Mar. velamogarī); śyāmānvāraṇapuṣpāṃśca tathā'- ṣṭapadikā latāḥ Mb.13.54.6. -2 a variety of metre, often used in Jayadeva's Gītagovinda. -palam a kind of medicinal preparation of ghee. -pādya a. (˚ṣṭā˚) eight-fold. -putra a. Having eight sons; aṣṭayoniraditiraṣṭa- putrā Av.8.9.21. -(deha)-prakṛtayaḥ pañcamahābhūtāni, manaḥ, buddhiḥ and ahaṅkāraḥ. -pradhānāḥ, vaidya, upādhyāya, saciva, mantrī, pratinidhi, rājādhyakṣa, pradhāna and amātya. (of śivājī) pradhāna, amātya, saciva, mantrī, ḍabīra, nyāyādhīśa, nyāyaśāstrī and senāpati. -bhāvāḥ (a) stambha, sveda, romāñca, vaisvarya, kampa, vaivarṇya, aśrupāta, and pralaya (b) kampa, romāñca, sphuraṇa, premāśru, sveda, hāsya, lāsya, and gāyana. -bhairavāḥ (śivagaṇāḥ) asitāṅga, saṃhāra, ruru, kāla, krodha, tāmracūḍa, candracūḍa and mahābhairava, (itare- kapāla, rudra, bhīṣaṇa unmatta, kupita ityādayaḥ). -bhogāḥ anna, udaka, tāmbūla, puṣpa, candana, vasana, śayyā, and alaṃkāra. -maṅgalaḥ a horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast and hoofs. (-lam) [aṣṭa- guṇitaṃ maṅgalaṃ śā. ka. ta.] a collection of eight lucky things; according to some they are:-- mṛgarājo vṛṣo nāgaḥ kalaśo vyañjanaṃ tathā | vaijayantī tathā bherī dīpa ityaṣṭamaṅgalam || according to others loke'sminmaṅgalānyaṣṭau brāhmaṇo gaurhutāśanaḥ | hiraṇyaṃ sarpi- rāditya āpo rājā tathāṣṭamaḥ || -maṅgalaghṛta Ghee mixed with Orris-root (Mar. vekhaṃḍa), Costus Arabicus (koṣṭa), brāhmī Siphonanthus Indica, mustard, saindhava, pippalī, and (Mar. upaḻasarī). -madhu Eight Kinds of honey mākṣika, bhrāmara, kṣaudra, potikā, chātraka, arghya, audāla, dāla. -mahārasāḥ Eight rasas in Āyurveda, namely vaikrāntamaṇi, hiṃgūḻa, pārā, halāhala, kāntaloha, abhraka, svarṇamākṣī, raupyamākṣī. -mahārogāḥ vātavyādhi, aśmarī, kuṣṭa, meha, udaka, bhagandara, arśa, and saṃgrahaṇī. -mahāsiddhayaḥ (n.) aṇimā, mahimā, laghimā, prāpti, prākāśya, īśitā, vaśitā, and prākāmya. (b) aṇimā, mahimā, maghimā, garimā, prāpti, prākāmya, īśitā and vaśitā. -mātṛkāḥ brāhmī, māheśvarī, kaumārī, vaiṣṇavī, vārāhī, indrāṇī, kauberī, and cāmuṇḍā. -mudrāḥ surabhī, cakra, dhyāna, yoni, kūrma, paṅkaja, liṅga and niryāṇa. -mānam one kuḍava. -māsika a. occurring once in 8 months. -muṣṭiḥ a. measure called kuñci; aṣṭamuṣṭirbhavet kuñciḥ kuñcayo'ṣṭau ca puṣkalaḥ | hemādriḥ -mūtrāṇi Urines of a cow, a sheep, a goat, a buffallo, a horse, an elephant, a camel, an ass. -mūrtiḥ the 'eight-formed', an epithet of Śiva; the 8 forms being, the 5 elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether), the Sun and the Moon and the sacrificing priest; cf. Ś.1.1 -yā sṛṣṭiḥ sraṣṭurādyā vahati vidhihutaṃ yā haviryā ca hotrī | ye dve kālaṃ vidhattaḥ śrutiviṣayaguṇā yā sthitā vyāpya viśvam | yāmāhuḥ sarvabhūtaprakṛtiriti yayā prāṇinaḥ prāṇavantaḥ | pratyakṣābhiḥ prapannastanubhiravatu vastābhiraṣṭābhirīśaḥ ||; or briefly expressed, the names in Sanskrit (in the above order) are:-- jalaṃ vahnistathā yaṣṭā sūryācandramasau tathā | ākāśaṃ vāyuravanī mūrtayo'ṣṭau pinākinaḥ ||. ˚dharaḥ 'having 8 forms', Śiva. -mūrtayaḥ Eight kinds of idols śailī, dārumayī, lauhī, lepyā, lekhyā, saikatī, manomayī, and maṇimayī -yoginyaḥ (Friends of pārvatī) (a) maṅgalā, piṅgalā, dhanyā, bhrāmarī, bhadrikā, ulkā, siddhā, and saṅkaṭā. (b) mārjanī, karpūra- tilakā, malayagandhinī, kaumudikā, bheruṇḍā, mātāli, nāyakī and jayā (śubhācārā) (sometimes sulakṣaṇā and sunandā). -ratnam the eight jewels taken collectively; the title of a collection of 8 Ślokas on morality. -rasāḥ the 8 sentiments in dramas &c.; śṛṅgārahāsyakaruṇaraudravīrabhayānakāḥ | bībhatsādbhutasaṃjñau cetyaṣṭau nāṭaye rasāḥ smṛtāḥ || K. P.4 (to which is sometimes added a 9th Rasa called śānta; nirvedasthāyibhāvo'sti śānto'pi navamo rasaḥ ibid.); ˚āśraya a. embodying or representing the eight sentiments; V.2.18. -lavaṇāni ajamodā, āmlavetasa, elacī (cardamom), Black salt (Mar. pādeloṇa), Garcinia Mangostona (Mar. āmasola), Cinnamomum aromaticum (Mar. dālacinī), Black peppar (Mar. mirīṃ). -lohakam a class of 8 metals; suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tāmraṃ sīsakaṃ kāntikaṃ tathā | vaṅgaṃ lauhaṃ tīkṣṇalauhaṃ lauhānyaṣṭāvimāni tu || -vargaḥ 1 a sort of diagram (cakra) showing the good or bad stars of a person. -2 the 8 classes of letters; (avarga, ka˚, ca˚, ṭa˚, ta˚, pa˚, ya˚, śa˚,). -3 a class of three principal medicaments, Namely ṛṣabha, jīvaka, meda, mahāmeda, ṛddhi, vṛddhi, kākolī, and kṣīrakākolī cf. jīvakarṣabhakau medau kākolyāvṛddhivṛddhikī. -vakraḥ (ṣṭā) See below. -varṣa a. Eight years old; tryaṣṭavarṣo'ṣṭavarṣāṃ vā dharme sīdati satvaraḥ Ms.9.94. -vasu The eight vasus in the present manvantara are (a) dhara, dhruva, soma, āpa, anila, anala, pratyūṣa, prabhāsa. (b) droṇa, prāṇa, dhruva, arka, agni, doṣa, vasu, vibhāvasu. -vāyanāni haridrā, pūgīphala, dakṣiṇā, śūrpa, kaṅkaṇa, kācamaṇi, dhānya, vastra (Mar. khaṇa). -vinā- yakāḥ The eight Gaṇapatis at moragāṃva (Dist. Poona), pālī (Dist. kulābā), bhaḍha (near Karjat, dist. kulāba), theūra (near loṇī, dist. Poona), junnara (dist. Poona), ojhara (near junnara, Dist. Poona). rāṃjaṇagāṃva (Poona-Nagar Road). siddhaṭeka (near dauṃḍa, Dist. Ahmednagar). -vivāhāḥ bāhya, daiva, ārṣa, gāndharva, rākṣasa, prājāpatya, āsura, paiśāca. -vidha a. [aṣṭāvidhāḥ prakārāḥ asya] eight-fold, of eight kinds. -viṃśatiḥ f. (˚ṣṭā˚) [aṣṭādhikā viṃśatiḥ śāka. ta.] the number twentyeight. -śatam 1 One hundred and eight. -2 eight hundred. -śravaṇaḥ, -śravas N. of Brahmā (having 8 ears or four heads.) -samādhayaḥ yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna, and samādhi. -siddhayaḥ (See --mahāsiddhayaḥ).

aṣṭan aṣṭan a. huit. M§ 51.

Gr. ; lat. octo; goth. ohtau; lith. asztuni; germ. acht; angl. eight; franç. huit.

aṣṭapada m. stance védique de huit padas.

aṣṭapāda m. la bête à huit pattes, l'araignée.

aṣṭama a. huitième.

— S. f. aṣṭamī le 8e jour de la quinzaine.

aṣṭamaṅgala m. cheval qui a les huit maṅgalas ou marques blancnes favorables.

aṣṭamūrti m. (mūrti) le dieu aux huit formes, Śiva.

aṣṭavarga m. les-huit-médicaments, t. de médecine.

aṣṭaśravas m. (śru) le dieu aux 8 oreilles, Brahmā.

aṣṭākapāla m. beurre clarifié, offrande présentée dans huit vases.

aṣṭāyga n. (aṅga) les huit parties du corps: front, yeux, seins, dos et mains, ou d'autres.

aṣṭādaśa a. dix-huitième.

aṣṭādaśan a. dix-huit.

aṣṭāpada m. n. étoffe à carreaux pour damier ou échiquier.

Or.

— S. m. la bête à huit pieds, l'araignée.

Surnom de śarabha.

Le mont kailāsa.

— S. f. aṣṭāpadī, Vd. invocation à huit pieds, hymne.

Jasmin sauvage.

aṣṭán ved., áṣṭan klass. Uṇ. 1, 156. ŚĀNT. 2, 5. Decl. P. 7, 1, 21. 2, 84. VOP. 3, 123. 124. am Ende eines adj. comp. SIDDH. K.22, a. acht: aṣṭau kùkabhâḥ ṚV. 1, 38, 8. pùtrāsâḥ 10, 72, 8. ŚAT. BR. 3, 1, 3, 2. 3. 4, 5, 7, 2. M. 1, 13. 64. 3, 20. u.s.w. HIḌ. 2, 9. 4, 19. N. 5, 34. VIŚV. 3, 18. R. 1, 7, 2. àṣṭau kṛtvâḥ (= aṣṭakṛtvas, s. d.) ŚAT. BR. 1, 3, 2, 7. 9. 9, 3, 2, 8. 10, 4, 2, 20. àṣṭā̀bhiḥ 6, 3, 1, 3. KĀTY. ŚR. 17, 7, 2. ŚĀK. 1. aṣṭānām M. 5, 96. aṣṭāsú ŚAT. BR. 1, 7, 3, 23. 9, 3, 2, 8. 10, 4, 2, 20. M. 3, 50. àṣṭa vī̀rāsâḥ ṚV. 10, 27, 15. àṣṭā pàraḥ sàhasrā̂ 8, 2, 41. AV. 5, 15, 8. 11, 8, 29. In Zusammensetzungen mit Zehnern erscheint die Form aṣṭā ( P. 6, 3, 47. VOP. 6, 35), vor catvāriṃśat u. s. w. aber auch aṣṭa (P. 6, 3, 49). aṣṭā́daśan achtzehn ŚAT. BR. 8, 4, 1, 8. 27. 28. KĀTY. ŚR. 8, 6, 4. 24, 3, 36. M. 8, 3. 7. 9, 250. ŚRUT. 4. aṣṭādaśá der achtzehnte und achtzehntheilig VS. 14, 23. ŚAT. BR. 8, 4, 1, 28. aṣṭādaśadhā SĀṂKHYAK. 48. aṣṭā́viṃśati 28 VS. 18, 25. ŚAT. BR. 10, 2, 3, 11. TAITT. UP. 2, 10. YĀJÑ. 1, 302. aṣṭāviṃśá der 28ste und 28fach AV. 19, 8, 2. aṣṭātriṃśá der 38ste und 38 enthaltend ŚAT. BR. 10, 4, 3, 18. aṣṭā́catvāriṃśat 6, 2, 2, 32. 33. 9, 3, 3, 19. aṣṭācatvāriṃśá der 48ste und 48fach VS. 14, 23. ŚAT. BR. 9, 3, 3, 5. 13, 5, 4, 10. áṣṭacatvāriṃśat P. 6, 3, 49. aṣṭācatvāriṃśín oder áṣṭācatvāriṃśaka der ein 40jähriges Gelübde gethan hat 5, 1, 94, Vārtt. 4. aṣṭā́pañcāśat ŚAT. BR. 6, 2, 2, 31. 36. aṣṭāṣaṣṭi ṚV. PRĀT. 16, 54. aṣṭaṣaṣṭi Verz. d. B. H. 146 (69). aṣṭāsaptati ŚAT. BR. 13, 5, 4, 11. Vor śata u. s. w. soll nach P. 6, 3, 47, Vārtt. die Länge nicht zulässig sein; wir finden aber aṣṭāśataṃ śatāni 108 Hunderte (10800) ŚAT. BR. 10, 4, 2, 23. 24. Die Kürze haben wir MBH. 3, 158 : nāmāṣṭaśatakam die 108 Namen. In der Regel ist eine solche Verbindung von Einern mit śata und sahasra als Multiplication und nicht als Addition aufzufassen: aṣṭaśatam 800 YĀJÑ. 1, 302. aṣṭasāhasrikā adj. f. aus 8000 (Artikeln) bestehend: prajñāpāramitā BURN. Intr. 51. In Zusammensetzungen mit andern Wörtern kommen im Veda Kürze und Länge vor, in der klass. Sprache bei einfach aufzulösenden compp. nur die Kürze P. 6, 3, 125. 126. aṣṭáputra adj. AV. 8, 9, 21. aṣṭáyoni ebend. aṣṭavṛṣá 5, 16, 8. aṣṭástana ŚAT. BR. 6, 5, 2, 19. KĀTY. ŚR. 16, 4, 3. aṣṭavarga in Reihen von Achten bestehend 9, 4, 19. aṣṭagṛhīta 8, 2, 26. 16, 2, 7. aṣṭavarṣā achtjährig M. 9, 94. aṣṭavikalpa SĀṂKHYAK. 53. aṣṭā́kapāla aus acht Schalen bestehend VS. 29, 60. AIT. BR. 1, 1. ŚAT. BR. 1, 6, 2, 5. 2, 2, 1, 27. 5, 1, 8. 4, 3. MBH. 3, 14200. fgg. aṣṭākapāla in der Verbindung mit havis, sonst aṣṭakapāla P. 6, 3, 46, Vārtt. 2. aṣṭā́pakṣa AV. 9, 3, 21. aṣṭā́cakra 10, 2, 31. 11, 4, 22. aṣṭā́bandhura ṚV. 10, 53, 7. aṣṭāśápha ŚAT. BR. 6, 2, 2, 15. aṣṭāgava mit acht Kühen bespannt P. 6, 3, 46, Vārtt. 3. aber aṣṭagavam acht Kühe ebend. aṣṭāhiraṇyā dakṣiṇā ved. P. 6, 3, 126, Sch. — Man könnte vielleicht mit demselben Recht aṣṭa als Thema aufstellen (die künstlichen Formen priyāṣṭnā u. s. w. SIDDH. K.22,a dürfen nicht in Betracht kommen), da der nom. acc. aṣṭa auch als Schwächung von aṣṭā = aṣṭau (eine Dual-Form) betrachtet werden kann. aṣṭa oder aṣṭan muss auf eine Wurzel aś zurückgeführt werden, da nur aus dieser die Form aśīti zu erklären ist.

aṣṭan Sp. 531, Z. 16 lies In den späteren Büchern st. In der Regel und vgl. Ind. St. 9, 469. Z. 26 lies 2, 2, 1, 17 st. 2, 2, 1, 27.

aṣṭan acht. Nom. Acc. aṣṭaú , aṣṭā́ und aṣṭá ; aṣṭābhís , aṣṭānām , aṣṭā́su.

aṣṭán acht.

aṣṭan m. f. n. (gr. 256.) octo (lat. octo, gr. goth.

ahtau, nostrum acht, lith. afztuni, slav. osmj.

aṣṭan tri0 ba0 va0 aśa—vyāptau kanin tuṭ ca . (āṭa) 1 “saṃkhyā-
bhede dvyekayordvivacanaikavacane” pā0 nirddeśena saṃkhyāvācaka-
mātrasya saṃkhyāparatvanirṇṇayāt . 2 tatsaṃkhyānvite ca . “aṣṭau
tānyavrataghnāni āpomūlaṃ phalaṃ payaḥ . havirbrāhmaṇakāmyā ca
gurorvacanamauṣadham” skṛtiḥ “nindyāsvaṣṭāsu cānyāsu
striyorātriṣu varjayet” manuḥ “aṣṭānāṃ lokapālānāṃ
vapurdhārayate nṛpaḥ” . “aṣṭāvimān samāsena strīvivāhān
nibodhata” iti ca manuḥ . daśaviṃśatiśabdayoḥ parataḥ
samāse ādantādeśa aṣṭādaśaḥ . aṣṭāviṃśatiḥ triṃśadādau
vā aṣṭatriṃśat aṣṭātriṃśat aṣṭa(ṣṭā) catvāriṃśat aṣṭa(ṣṭā)
pañcāśat aṣṭa(ṣṭā)ṣaṣṭhiḥ aṣṭa(ṣṭā)saptatiḥ aṣṭāśītiḥ
aṣṭa(ṣṭā)navatiḥ saṃkhyāvyayapūrvvakāt tataḥ bahuvrīhau ḍac .
“niraṣṭe aśvaśate” śata0 brā0 saptāṣṭāni ahāni .