aṣṭa अष्ट mfn. (√ akṣ; cf. nir-√ akṣ) ‘marked, branded’, only in comp. with -karṇa fr. √ 1. aś. See á-samaṣṭa-k°. (in comp. for aṣṭan). or aṣṭā with the final a,ā blended in comp. aṣṭan अष्टन् aṣṭaú [[RV.]; [AV.] &c.] or aṣṭā́ [[RV. viii, 2, 41]] or aṣṭá [[RV. x, 27, 15]; [AV.] &c.] pl. eight (other forms are: gen. aṣṭānām, [Mn.] &c.; instr. aṣṭabhís, [RV. ii, 18, 4]; [ŚBr.] &c.; loc. aṣṭāsú, [ŚBr.] &c.); [Lat. octo; Gk. ὀκτώ. Goth. ahtau; Mod. Germ. acht; Eng. eight; Lith. asztůni; Slav. osmj.] aṣṭadhā अष्टधा aṣṭa—dhā́ ind. ([Pāṇ. v, 3, 42] seq.) eight-fold, in eight parts or sections, [AV. xiii, 3, 19]; [VS.] &c. aṣṭakā अष्टका f. the eighth day after full moon (especially that in the months Hemanta and Śiśira, on which the progenitors or manes are worshipped, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.] &c.; is therefore also a N. of the worship itself or the oblations offered on those days, [Kauś.] &c.), [AV. xv, 16, 2]; [ŚBr.] &c. a N. of the Acchodā river, [MatsyaP.] aṣṭaka अष्टक áṣṭaka mf(A or ikA)n. ([Śulb.]; cf. [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 45] Comm.) consisting of eight parts, [ŚBr.]; [RPrāt.] &c. one who is acquainted with the eight books of Pāṇini's grammar, [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 65], Sch. áṣṭaka m. N. of a son of Viśvāmitra (author of the hymn, [RV. x, 104]), [AitBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [MBh.] &c. áṣṭaka n. a whole consisting of eight parts (as each of the eight Aṣṭakas of the [RV.], or as, [TS. i], or as Pāṇini's grammar &c.) aṣṭamī अष्टमी (ī), f. (i.e. rātri) the eighth day (night) in a half-month, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn. iv, 128], &c. aṣṭama अष्टम aṣṭamá mf(I/)n. the eighth, [RV. ii, 5, 2]; [x, 114, 9]; [AV.] &c.; aṣṭamá (as), m. ([Pāṇ. v, 3, 51] seq.) the eighth part, [Mn. x, 120] aṣṭamá mfn. forming the eighth part of (gen.), [Gaut.]; [Śulb.] aṣṭadiś अष्टदिश् aṣṭa—diś °śas, f. pl. the eight cardinal points of the compass collectively, [L.] aṣṭakin अष्टकिन् mfn. one who performs an Aṣṭakā, (g. vrīhy-ādi, q.v.) aṣṭakyā अष्टक्या f. a cow employed at the A° festival, [Kauś.] aṣṭakya अष्टक्य mfn. relating to an Aṣṭakā, (g. gav-ādi, q.v.) aṣṭapad अष्टपद् aṣṭa—pad m. (nom. -pād), ‘having eight legs’, a spider, [L.] the fabulous animal generally called Sarabha, [L.] aṣṭarca अष्टर्च aṣṭa—rcá m. (fr. ṛc) a hymn consisting of eight verses, [ŚBr. ix.] aṣṭatva अष्टत्व aṣṭa—tva n. condition of eight, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 84], Sch. aṣṭabhoga अष्टभोग aṣṭa—bhoga (a fiscal term), [Inscr.] aṣṭadhātu अष्टधातु aṣṭa—dhātu m. pl. the eight metals collectively (as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel). aṣṭaśatī अष्टशती aṣṭa—śatī f. id., [Sūryas.] aṣṭaśata अष्टशत aṣṭa—śata n. a hundred and eight, [VarBṛS.]; [Jain.] eight hundred, [Yājñ. i, 302] aṣṭadala अष्टदल aṣṭa—dala mfn. having a flower of eight leaves, [Sāh.] aṣṭa—dala n. a lotus flower with eight leaves. aṣṭagava अष्टगव aṣṭa—gava n. a flock of eight cows, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 46] Comm., (cf. aṣṭā-gava) aṣṭa—gava mfn. drawn by eight oxen, [MBh. viii, 799.] aṣṭaguṇa अष्टगुण aṣṭa—guṇa mfn. eightfold, [Mn. viii, 400] aṣṭa—guṇa n. ‘eight qualities’, in comp., e.g. aṣṭaguṇāśraya mfn. endowed with the eight qualities (as a king), [L.] aṣṭakoṇa अष्टकोण aṣṭa—koṇa m. an octagon, [L.] aṣṭaloha अष्टलोह aṣṭa—loha n. = -dhātu, q.v., [Hcat.] aṣṭamāna अष्टमान aṣṭa—māna n. a measure (one kuḍava, q.v.), [Śārṅg.] aṣṭamūlī अष्टमूली aṣṭa—mūlī f. a collection of eight roots from different plants, [VarBṛS.] aṣṭamaka अष्टमक mfn. the eighth, [Yājñ. ii, 244] aṣṭamikā अष्टमिका f. a śukti or weight of four tolas. aṣṭapāda अष्टपाद aṣṭa—pāda mfn. having eight legs, [MBh. iii, 10665] aṣṭa—pāda m. a kind of spider, [L.] the fabulous animal Śarabha, [L.] aṣṭapada अष्टपद aṣṭa—pada mf(A)n. having eight Padas (as a metre), [RPrāt.] consisting of 8 words, [Mālatīm.], Sch. aṣṭapati अष्टपति aṣṭá—pati (aṣṭá-), mf(-patnI) n (-pat), having eight husbands, [TĀr.] aṣṭataya अष्टतय aṣṭa—taya n. (in later language for aṣṭā-taya, q.v.) a collection of eight different things. aṣṭavṛṣa अष्टवृष aṣṭa—vṛṣá mfn. having eight bulls (?), [AV. v, 168.] aṣṭavidha अष्टविध aṣṭa—vidha mfn. eightfold, of eight kinds, [Mn. vii, 154], &c. aṣṭayoni अष्टयोनि aṣṭá—yoni (aṣṭá-), mf(I)n. having eight places of origin, [AV. viii, 9, 21]; [TĀr.] aṣṭakhaṇḍa अष्टखण्ड aṣṭa—khaṇḍa m. N. of a collection of different passages of the [RV.] aṣṭakāṅga अष्टकाङ्ग n. a kind of dice-board having eight divisions, [L.] aṣṭakarṇī अष्टकर्णी aṣṭa—karṇī́ (ī́), f. a cow branded on the ear, [RV. x, 62, 7.] aṣṭakarṇa अष्टकर्ण aṣṭa—karṇa mfn. branded on the ear, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 115] aṣṭa—karṇa m. ‘eight-eared’, N. of Brahman (who is supposed to have four heads), [L.] aṣṭamūrti अष्टमूर्ति aṣṭa—mūrti m. ‘eight-formed’, a N. of Śiva (as identified with the five elements, mind, egotism, and Prakṛti [matter]; or, according to the opening of the Śakuntalā, with the five elements, the sun and moon and the sacrificing priest), [MBh. iii, 1939]; [Ragh.] &c. aṣṭaputra अष्टपुत्र aṣṭá-putra (aṣṭá-), mf(A)n. having eight sons, [AV. viii, 9, 21]; [TĀr.] aṣṭaratna अष्टरत्न aṣṭa—ratna n. ‘the eight jewels’, N. of a collection of eight Ślokas on ethics. aṣṭaratni अष्टरत्नि aṣṭa—ratni m. 8 Aratnis long, [MBh.] aṣṭastanā अष्टस्तना aṣṭa—stanā́ [[MaitrS.]] or aṣṭá-stanā [[ŚBr.]] f. (a cow) whose udder has eight teats (cf. aṣṭā́stanā.) aṣṭavarga अष्टवर्ग aṣṭa—varga mfn. being in rows of eight each, [KātyŚr.] aṣṭa—varga m. a class of eight principal medicaments (viz. Ṛṣabha, Jīvaka, Medā, Mahāmedhā, Ṛddhi, Vṛddhi, Kākoli, and Kṣīrakākolī), [L.] aṣṭavarṣa अष्टवर्ष aṣṭa—varṣa mf(A)n. eight years old, [Mn. ix, 94.] aṣṭaṣaṣṭa अष्टषष्ट aṣṭa—ṣaṣṭa mfn. the sixty-eighth. aṣṭaṣaṣṭi अष्टषष्टि aṣṭa—ṣaṣṭi f. sixty-eight, [Kathās.] aṣṭaśataka अष्टशतक aṣṭa—śataka n. a hundred and eight, [MBh. iii, 158.] aṣṭaśravas अष्टश्रवस् aṣṭa—śravaṇa or aṣṭa—śravas, m. (= -karṇa, q.v.), ‘eight-eared’, N. of Brahman, [L.] aṣṭagṛhīta अष्टगृहीत aṣṭa—gṛhīta mfn. = aṣṭā-gṛh°, q.v., [KātyŚr.] aṣṭakapāla अष्टकपाल aṣṭa—kapāla mfn. = aṣṭā́-kap°, q.v., [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 46] Comm. aṣṭakṛtvas अष्टकृत्वस् aṣṭa—kṛ́tvas ind. eight times, [AV. xi, 2, 9]; [KātyŚr.] (cf. aṣṭaú kṛ́tvas id., [ŚB.]) aṣṭamadeśa अष्टमदेश aṣṭama-deśa m. intermediate region (= antarā-diś), [Gobh.] aṣṭanavata अष्टनवत aṣṭa—navata mfn. the ninety-eighth. aṣṭanavati अष्टनवति aṣṭa—navati f. = aṣṭā́-n°, q.v. aṣṭapādikā अष्टपादिका aṣṭa—pādikā See -padikā above. aṣṭapadikā अष्टपदिका aṣṭa—padikā f. the plant Vallaris Dichotomus Wall., [MBh. xiii, 2831] ed. Bomb. v.l. -pādikā ed. Calc. aṣṭapattra अष्टपत्त्र aṣṭa—pattra mfn. and (am) n. = -dala, q.v. aṣṭapuruṣa अष्टपुरुष aṣṭá-puruṣa (aṣṭá-),mfn. consisting of eight persons, [TĀr.] aṣṭatriṃśa अष्टत्रिंश aṣṭa—triṃśa mfn. the thirty-eighth, [MBh.] aṣṭaśravaṇa अष्टश्रवण aṣṭa—śravaṇa or aṣṭa—śravas, m. (= -karṇa, q.v.), ‘eight-eared’, N. of Brahman, [L.] aṣṭadaṃṣṭra अष्टदंष्ट्र aṣṭa—daṃṣṭra m. (= aṣṭā-d°, q.v.) N. of a Dānava, [Hariv. 12935.] aṣṭadikpāla अष्टदिक्पाल aṣṭa—°dik—pāla ās, m. pl. the eight regents of the cardinal points, as Indra of the East, &c. (see dik-pati and -pāla.) aṣṭamaṅgala अष्टमङ्गल aṣṭa—maṅgala n. a collection of eight lucky things (for certain great occasions, such as a coronation &c.) e.g. a lion, a bull, an elephant, a water-jar, a fan, a flag, a trumpet, and a lamp (or, according to others, a Brāhman, a cow, fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king) aṣṭa—maṅgala m. a horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs, [L.] aṣṭapañcāśa अष्टपञ्चाश aṣṭa—pañcāśa mfn. the fifty-eighth. aṣṭapuṣpikā अष्टपुष्पिका aṣṭa—puṣpikā f. a wreath made with eight different kinds of flowers, [Kād.] aṣṭasaptati अष्टसप्तति aṣṭa—saptati f. seventy-eight. aṣṭatriṃśat अष्टत्रिंशत् aṣṭa—triṃśat f. = aṣṭātr°, q.v., [MBh.] aṣṭavārṣika अष्टवार्षिक aṣṭa—vārṣika mf(I)n. lasting 8 years, [Hcat.] aṣṭavikalpa अष्टविकल्प aṣṭa—vikalpa mfn. of eight kinds, [Sāṅkhyak.] aṣṭadhāvihita अष्टधाविहित aṣṭa—dhā́—vihitá mfn. divided into eight parts, [ŚBr. vi.] aṣṭakāśrāddha अष्टकाश्राद्ध aṣṭakā-śrāddha n. a Śrāddha performed at the Aṣṭakā festival, [ĀpGṛ.] aṣṭamakālika अष्टमकालिक aṣṭama—kālika mfn. one who omitting seven meals partakes only of the eighth, [Mn. vi, 19.] aṣṭapañcāśat अष्टपञ्चाशत् aṣṭa—pañcāśat f. = aṣṭā́-p°, q.v. aṣṭaguṇāśraya अष्टगुणाश्रय mfn., endowed with the eight qualities (as a king) aṣṭamūrtidhara अष्टमूर्तिधर aṣṭa—mūrti-dhara m. ‘possessing eight forms’, a N. of Śiva. aṣṭarasāśraya अष्टरसाश्रय aṣṭa—rasāśraya mfn. endowed with the eight rasas (or sentiments of poetry). aṣṭasāhasraka अष्टसाहस्रक aṣṭa—sāhasraka mf(ikA)n. consisting of eight thousand (i.e. ślokas, as one of the Buddhist Prajñāpāramitās). aṣṭaṣaṣṭitama अष्टषष्टितम aṣṭa—ṣaṣṭitama mfn. = -ṣaṣṭa, q.v. aṣṭacatvāriṃśa अष्टचत्वारिंश aṣṭa—catvāriṃśa mfn. the forty-eighth. aṣṭanavatitama अष्टनवतितम aṣṭa—navatitama mfn. = -navata, q.v. aṣṭaśatasāhasra अष्टशतसाहस्र aṣṭa—śata—sāhasra mfn. consisting of eight hundred thousand, [MBh. iv, 288.] aṣṭacatvāriṃśat अष्टचत्वारिंशत् aṣṭa—catvāriṃśat f. = aṣṭā́-catv°, q.v., [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 49.] aṣṭasaptatitama अष्टसप्ततितम aṣṭa—saptatitama mfn. the seventy-eight. aṣṭapañcāśattama अष्टपञ्चाशत्तम aṣṭa—pañcāśattama mfn. = -pañcāśa, q.v. aṣṭakarmaparibhraṣṭa अष्टकर्मपरिभ्रष्ट aṣṭa—karma-paribhraṣṭa m. a Jaina, [L.]