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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अष्टकaṣṭakaa.Consisting of 8 parts eight-fold; क्रोधजोऽपि गणोऽष्टकः Ms.7.48.

    [अष्ट परिमाणमस्य कन्]

    Consisting of 8 parts eight-fold; क्रोधजोऽपि गणोऽष्टकः Ms.7.48.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः

      1. [अष्टकं (पाणिनेः), विदन्ति अधीयते वा इत्यष्टकाः सूत्राच्च कोपधात् ParasmaipadaIV.2.65. Sk.] One who studies or is acquainted with the eight Adhyāyās of Pāṇini's grammar.
      2. Name of a son of Viśvāmitra (author of the hymn Rv.1.14.)-का अश्नन्ति पितरोऽस्यां तिथौ अश्-तकन् Uṇ.3.148
      3. A collection of three days (7th, 8th, and 9th) beginning from the seventh day after the full moon.
      4. the 8th day of three months on which the Manes are to bo propitiated.
      5. A Śrāddha to be performed on the above days; worship of the Manes on certein days; तस्य व्रातस्य योऽस्य द्वितीयोऽ- पानः साष्टका Av.15.16.2; अष्टकापितृदैवत्यमित्ययं प्रसृतो जनः Rām.2.18.14.
      6. The 8th day of a month; Ms.4.113-4.
    • -कम्

      1. A whole consisting of 8 parts.
      2. The 8 chapters of Pāṇinī's Sūtras; (अष्टावध्यायाः परिमाणमस्य इत्यष्टकम्; पाणिनेः सूत्रम् Sk.).
      3. The study of the Sūtras.
      4. A division of the Ṛigveda (it being divided into 8 Aṣṭakas or 1 Ma- ṇḍalas).
      5. Any group of eight; as वानराष्टकम्, तारा- ष्टकम्, मङ्गलाष्टकम् etc. गङ्गाष्टकं पठति यः प्रयतः प्रभाते वाल्मीकिना विरचितं शुभदं मनुष्यः
      6. The number eight.
    • -अङ्गः, -ङ्गम् a kind of board or cloth for playing with dice on (having eight divisions).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अष्टकaṣṭaka[áshta-ka] a. eightfold; m. N.; â, f. eighth day after full-moon, esp. in Hemanta & Sisira; sacrifice to the…

    [áshta-ka] adjective eightfold; masculine noun; â, feminine; also equal for eighth day after full-moon, especially in Hemanta and Sisira; sacrifice to the Manes on that day; neuter octad; -guna, adjective eightfold; -taya, neuter octad; -dhấ, adverb, -ial, -ially eightfold.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अष्टकaṣṭakamf(आ or इका)n. (S3ulb.; cf. Pa1n2. 7-3, 45 Comm.) consisting of eight parts S3Br. RPra1t. &c.
    1. mf(आ or इका)neuter gender (S3ulb.; confer, compare Pa1n2. 7-3, 45 commentator or commentary) consisting of eight parts S3Br. RPra1t. etc.
    2. mf(आ or इका)neuter gender one who is acquainted with the eight books of Pa1n2ini पाणिनि 's grammar Pa1n2. 4-2, 65 Scholiast or Commentator
    3. masculine gender Name of a son of Vis3va1mitra विश्वामित्र (author of the hymn fg-veda x, 104) AitBr. A1s3vS3r. MBh. etc.
    4. neuter gender a whole consisting of eight parts (as each of the eight Asht2akas अष्टक s of the fg-veda, or as TS. i, or as Pa1n2ini पाणिनि 's grammar etc.)
  2. अष्टकपालaṣṭakapālamfn. = अष्ट्/आ
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अष्ट्/आ
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अष्ट्/आ-कप्that the rest of a word is to be supplied quod vide Pa1n2. 6-3, 46 commentator or commentary
  3. अष्टकर्ंअपरिभ्रष्टaṣṭakarṃaparibhraṣṭam. a Jaina जैन, L.

    masculine gender a Jaina जैन, Lexicographers

  4. अष्टकर्णaṣṭakarṇamfn. branded on the ear Pa1n2. 6-3, 115
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective branded on the ear Pa1n2. 6-3, 115
    2. masculine gender "eight-eared", Name of Brahman ब्रह्मन् (who is supposed to have four heads) Lexicographers
  5. अष्टकर्णीaṣṭakarṇīf. a cow branded on the ear RV. x, 62, 7.

    feminine a cow branded on the ear fg-veda x, 62, 7.

  6. अष्टकाaṣṭakāf. the eighth day after full moon (especially that in the months Hemanta हेमन्त and S3is3ira शिशिर, on which…
    1. feminine the eighth day after full moon (especially that in the months Hemanta हेमन्त and S3is3ira शिशिर, on which the progenitors or manes are worshipped A1s3vGr2. Mn. etc.; अष्टका is therefore also a Name of the worship itself or the oblations offered on those days Kaus3. etc.) AV. xv, 16, 2 S3Br. etc.
    2. feminine a Name of the Acchoda1 अच्छोदा river MatsyaP.
  7. अष्टकाङ्गaṣṭakāṅgan. a kind of dice-board having eight divisions L.

    neuter gender a kind of dice-board having eight divisions Lexicographers

  8. अष्टकाश्राद्धaṣṭakāśrāddhan. a S3ra1ddha श्राद्ध performed at the Asht2aka1 अष्टका festival, A1pGr2.

    neuter gender a S3ra1ddha श्राद्ध performed at the Asht2aka1 अष्टका festival, A1pGr2.