Ashtakarna, Aṣṭakarṇa, Ashtan-karna: 6 definitions

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Ashtakarna 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.

Ashtakarna has 4 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Aṣṭakarṇa can be transliterated into English as Astakarna or Ashtakarna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Aṣṭakarṇa (अष्टकर्ण):—(aṣṭan + karṇa)

1) adj. dem zum Abzeichen eine Acht in’s Ohr gebrannt ist (?) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 115.] —

2) m. achtohrig, ein Beiname Brahman's (der vier Gesichter hat) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Aṣṭakarṇa (अष्टकर्ण):—1. Adj. *am Ohr durch einen Einschnitt gekennzeichnet. f. ī eine solche Kuh.

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Aṣṭakarṇa (अष्टकर्ण):—2. m. Beiname Brahman’s ( achtohrig ).

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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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