Ashtakona, Aṣṭakōṇa, Aṣṭakoṇa, Ashtan-kona: 11 definitions
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Ashtakona means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Ashtakona has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Aṣṭakōṇa and Aṣṭakoṇa can be transliterated into English as Astakona or Ashtakona, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAṣṭakoṇa (अष्टकोण):—(a + koṇa) m. Achteck [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAṣṭakoṇa (अष्टकोण):—m. Achteck.
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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Starts with: Ashtakonam.
Ends with: Nashtakona.
Full-text: Ashtatala, Shri Chakra.
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