Gandhashtaka, Gandhāṣṭaka, Gandha-ashtaka: 7 definitions
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Gandhashtaka 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.
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The Sanskrit term Gandhāṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Gandhastaka or Gandhashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchGandhāṣṭaka (गन्धाष्टक):—(gandha + aṣṭaka) n. eine Verbindung von acht wohlriechenden Stoffen, die nach der Gottheit, denen sie dargebracht werden, wechseln, [ŚĀRADĀTILAKA] und [MERUTANTRA im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungGandhāṣṭaka (गन्धाष्टक):—n. eine Verbindung von acht wohlriechenden Stoffen.
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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Partial matches: Ashtaka, Gandha.
Full-text: Merutantra.
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