Ashtadiggaja

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/ˌʌʃtəˈdɪɡɡədʒə/

noun

a great elephant, a world elephant

OriginSanskrit अष्टदिग्गज →
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Meanings

nounAshtadiggaja (plural Ashtadiggajas)

plural Ashtadiggajas

  1. a great elephant, a world elephant
  2. Hinduismhuman sciencesthe eight elephants guarding the eight cardinal directions.
  3. historicalliteraturethe eight eminent poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire

Origin

  1. Sanskritअष्टदिग्गज
  2. EnglishAshtadiggaja

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्टदिग्गज (aṣṭadiggaja).

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Translations

Hindi अष्टदिग्गज
  • अष्टदिग्गज (aṣṭadiggaj)The eight World Elephants in Hinduism
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