Dictionary meanings for aṣṭan from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
num. a. [aś-vyāptau kanin tuṭ ca Uṇ. 1. 154.] (nom. acc. aṣṭa-ṣṭau) Eight. It often occurs in comp. as aṣṭā with numerals and some other nouns; as aṣṭādaśan, aṣṭāviṃśatiḥ, aṣṭāpada &c. [cf. L. octo; Gr. okto; Zend. [Page0206-a+ 58] astan; Pers. hasht. ]. Comp. a- kṣara a. consisting of eight letters or parts. ( raḥ) N. of a metre. aṃga a. consisting of eight parts or members. ( gaṃ) 1. the eight parts of the...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
aṣṭ/au ([ RV. AV. &c ]) or aṣṭ/ā ([ RV. viii, 2, 41 ]) or aṣṭ/a ([ RV. x, 27, 15 AV. &c ]) pl. eight (other forms are: gen. aṣṭānām Mn. &c; instr. aṣṭabh/is RV. ii, 18, 4 S3Br. &c; loc. aṣṭās/u S3Br. &c); ([ Lat. octo; Gk. ὀκτώ. Goth. ahtau; Mod. Germ. acht;... (in comp. for aṣṭan). 014691 116,2 20174 mfn. = aṣṭ/ā-kap q.v. Pa1n2. 6-3, 46 Comm. 014692 116,2 20175 m. eight-eared, N. of Brahman brahman (who is supposed...