Ashtanga, Aṣṭāṅga, Ashtan-anga: 19 definitions
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Ashtanga has 17 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Aṣṭāṅga can be transliterated into English as Astanga or Ashtanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAṣṭāṅga (अष्टाङ्ग):—1. (aṣṭan + aṅga) n. acht Glieder; von einer recht devoten Verneigung sagt man, dass sie mit acht Gliedern (Hände und Füsse, Knie und Ellenbogen?) vollbracht werde. sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇamya [Pañcatantra 33, 12.] sāṣṭāṅgapātaṃ praṇamya [Hitopadeśa 40, 20. 91, 22.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 33, 6. 74, 16.] sāṣṭāṅgaḥ praṇāmaḥ [30, 2.] — kaccidaṣṭāṅgasaṃyuktā caturvidhabalā camūḥ [Mahābhārata 2, 197.] aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya Titel eines med. Werkes [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 929 - 934. 970.]
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Aṣṭāṅga (अष्टाङ्ग):—2. (wie eben) adj. f. ā achtgliedrig, achttheilig: buddhi [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 6,1. 5, 81, 14.] Vgl. medhāṃ cāṣṭaguṇāśrayām [Indralokāgamana 4, 9.] Uebertr.: aṣṭāṅgenaiva sārgeṇa (sc. dharmasya) viśuddhātmā samācaret [Mahābhārata 3, 123] [?(vgl. 121).] cikitsāyāmaṣṭāṅgāyām [2, 224.] āyurvedastathāṣṭāṅgaḥ [442.] aṣṭāṅgārdhya eine achtgliedrige Ehrengabe: āpaḥ kṣīraṃ kuśāgrāṇi dadhi sarpiḥ sataṇḍulāḥ . yavāḥ siddhārthakāścaiva aṣṭāṅgārdhyaḥ pratīrtitaḥ .. iti tantre .. āpaḥ kṣīraṃ kuśāgrāṇi ghṛtaṃ madhu tathā dadhi . raktāni karavīrāṇi tathā raktaṃ ca candanam .. aṣṭāṅga eṣa ardhyo vai bhāvane parikīrtitaḥ .. iti kāśīkhaṇḍam . [Śabdakalpadruma]
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Aṣṭāṅga (अष्टाङ्ग):—1. , daṇḍavat sich zur Erde werfen [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 40.] Vgl. bhūmau praṇāmamaṣṭābhiraṅgaiḥ kuru [Kathāsaritsāgara 98, 69. 99, 15.] Der Titel des am Schluss des Artikels erwähnten Buches lautet vollständig hṛdayasaṃhitā [Oxforder Handschriften 303,a, No. 741. fg.]
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Aṣṭāṅga (अष्टाङ्ग):—2. [Sp. 533, Z. 2] lies mārgeṇa st. sārgeṇa. yogayukti [Oxforder Handschriften.8,a,36.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAṣṭāṅga (अष्टाङ्ग):—1. am Anf. eines Comp. acht Bestandtheile. eines Heeres [Mahābhārata 2,5,63.] Vgl. aṣṭāṅgaka.
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Aṣṭāṅga (अष्टाङ्ग):—2. Adj. (f. ā) achtgliederig , achttheilig [Mahābhārata 15,5,8.]
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Partial matches: Ashta, Anga, Tanga, Ash.
Starts with (+14): Ashtamgadamdapranama, Ashtamgameragu, Ashtamgaveragu, Ashtamgayogi, Ashtanga Yoga, Ashtanga-bhakti-krama, Ashtanga-namaskara, Ashtangabhairava, Ashtangabhairavatantra, Ashtangadandavat, Ashtangagita, Ashtangahridaya, Ashtangahridayadipika, Ashtangahridayanamavaiduryakabhashya, Ashtangahridayanighantu, Ashtangahridayasamgraha, Ashtangahridayasamhita, Ashtangahridayoddyota, Ashtangaka, Ashtangamahanimittajnana.
Ends with: Aryashtanga, Sashtanga.
Full-text (+139): Niyama, Patanjali, Ashtanganaya, Pratyahara, Ashtangapranama, Ashtangapata, Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Ashtangahridayasamhita, Ashtankanamaskaram, Ashtangasamanvagata, Ashtangahridaya, Shirasashtanganamaskara, Jhana, Vishatantra, Ashtangamargadeshika, Cimicima, Ashtangapranipata, Kaumarabhritya, Rasayana-tantra.
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