Krishnashtami, Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī, Krishna-ashtami: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī can be transliterated into English as Krsnastami or Krishnashtami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKṛṣṇāṣṭamī (कृष्णाष्टमी):—f. der achte Tag in der dunklen Hälfte eines Monats [WEBER, Nakṣ.2,341.] [Oxforder Handschriften 92,a,13. 273,b,30.] Bez. eines best. Kṛṣṇa geweihten achten Tages [34,b,2. 40,b,39]; vgl. kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKṛṣṇāṣṭami (कृष्णाष्टमि):—(metrisch) f. = mī
1) rata Adj. Beiw. Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 13,14.290.]
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Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī (कृष्णाष्टमी):—f. —
1) der achte Tag in der dunklen Hälfte eines Monats. —
2) ein best. dem Kṛṣna geweihter achter Tag.
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: Ashtami, Krishna.
Starts with: Krishnashtaminirnaya, Krishnashtamipuja, Krishnashtamirata, Krishnashtamivrata, Krishnashtamivratamahatmya, Krishnashtamivratodyapana.
Ends with: Shukladishravanakrishnashtami.
Full-text (+23): Krishnajanmashtami, Brahmatirtha, Brahmeshvara, Nandikeshvara, Natarambheshvara, Candanabharateshvara, Nanditirtha, Brahmagangatirtha, Bhasmagangatirtha, Kashyapahradatirtha, Kuteshvara, Galavatirtha, Jnanakundatirtha, Akashagangatirtha, Golokeshvara, Buvaneshvara, Kashyapeshvara, Kakeshvara, Krishnashtamirata, Rudratirtha.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 13 - The Importance of the Vow of Janmāṣṭamī < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Chapter 165 - Bhūtālaya (Bhuteśvara), Ghaṭeśvara, and Vaidyanātha (Tīrthas) < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 4 - The Importance of Fasting on the Jayantī Day < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.3a - Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Varṇa (1): The Brāhmaṇas (Brahmins) < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Reviews < [April - June 1977]