Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [aṣṭa ca daśa ca] Eighteen; agāhatāṣṭādaśatāṃ jigīṣayā navadvayadvīpapṛ- thagjayaśriyāṃ N. 1. 5. Comp. aṃgaḥ gaṃ the eighteen parts of medical science. upacāraḥ [karmaº saṃjñātvānna dviguḥ] the eighteen modes of show- ing respect or worshipping; āsanaṃ svāgataṃ pādyamarghyamācamanīyakaṃ snānaṃ va- strepavītaṃ ca bhūṣaṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ. gaṃdhapuṣpe tathā dhūpadīpāvannaṃ ca tarpaṇaṃ. mālyānulepanaṃ caiva...
