Ashtalakshmi, Aṣṭalakṣmi, Ashta-lakshmi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṣṭalakṣmi (அஷ்டலக்ஷ்மி) [aṣṭa-lakṣmi] noun < idem. +. Eight kinds of fortune or wealth personified as so many goddesses, viz., தனலக்ஷ்மி, தானி யலக்ஷ்மி, தைரியலக்ஷ்மி, வீரலக்ஷ்மி, வித்தியாலக்ஷ்மி, கீர்த்திலக்ஷ்மி, விஜயலக்ஷ்மி, ராஜ்யலக்ஷ்மி. [thanalagshami, thani yalagshami, thairiyalagshami, viralagshami, vithiyalagshami, kirthilagshami, vijayalagshami, rajyalagshami.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches: Lakshmi, Ashta.
Full-text: Ashta Lakshmi, Vijayalakshmi, Varalakshmi Vratham.
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