Astasamkhya, Astasaṃkhya, Asta-samkhya: 3 definitions
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Astasamkhya 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAstasaṃkhya (अस्तसंख्य).—a. innumerable; उज्झत्सु संहार इवास्तसंख्यम् (ujjhatsu saṃhāra ivāstasaṃkhyam) Kirātārjunīya 16.16.
Astasaṃkhya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asta and saṃkhya (संख्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstasaṃkhya (अस्तसंख्य):—[=asta-saṃkhya] [from asta] mfn. innumerable, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAstasaṃkhya (अस्तसंख्य):—[asta-saṃkhya] (khyaḥ-khyā-khyaṃ) a. Innumerable, incalculable.
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: Samkhya, Ashta.
Ends with: Ghanahastasamkhya, Nirastasamkhya.
Full-text: Nirastasamkhya.
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