Ashtavakra

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proper noun

Name of a vedic sage, a disciple of Uddalaka and son of Sujata.

OriginSanskrit अष्टावक्र →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismName of a vedic sage, a disciple of Uddalaka and son of Sujata.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअष्टावक्र“eight bends”
  2. EnglishAshtavakra

From Sanskrit अष्टावक्र (aṣṭāvakra, “eight bends”).

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