aṣṭā—pada m. ‘having eight legs’, a spider, [L.]
a worm, [L.]
the fabulous animal Sarabha, [L.]
a wild sort of jasmin, [L.]
a pin or bolt, [L.]
the mountain Kailāsa, [L.]
a chess-board on which each line has 8 squares or 64 in all, [MW.]
aṣṭā—pada m. n. (g. ardharcādi, q.v.) a kind of chequered cloth or board for drafts, dice, &c., [Hariv.]; [R.] &c.
(= -pruṣ, q.v.) gold, [MBh. xii, 10983]; [Kum. vii, 10]