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Results for अष्ट्रा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अष्ट्राaṣṭrāA prick or goad for driving cattle, whip; Rv.4.57.4,6.53.9.

    [अक्ष्यते चाल्यतेऽनया अक्ष्-करणे ष्ट्रन्]

    1. A prick or goad for driving cattle, whip; Rv.4.57.4,6.53.9.
    2. A part of the wheel of a chariot.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -विन् Adjective obeying the goad (as a bull); शुनमष्ट्राव्यचरत् कपर्दी Rv.1.12.8.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अष्ट्राaṣṭrā[ásh-trâ] f. goad (for driving cattle).

    [ásh-trâ] feminine; also equal for goad (for driving cattle).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अष्ट्राaṣṭrāf. a prick or goad for driving cattle (regarded as the badge of the agriculturist Kaus3.) RV.; [Zd. astra1…

    feminine a prick or goad for driving cattle (regarded as the badge of the agriculturist Kaus3.) fg-veda; [Zend astra1; Lithuanian akstinas .]

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  2. अष्ट्राविन्aṣṭrāvinmfn. obeying the goad (as a bull) RV. x, 102, 8.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective obeying the goad (as a bull) fg-veda x, 102, 8.

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