- Brāhmaṇa has
three ashṭakas [books]. The
first two
ashṭakas are
named as pārakshudra and agnihotra.
Portions of the
third ashṭaka are
individually named...
- The
Kalabhairava Ashtaka (Sanskrit: कालभैरवअष्टक, romanized: Kālabhairavaṣṭaka) is a
Sanskrit hymn
written by Adi Shankara. The hymn
addresses Kalabhairava...
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article by
introducing citations to
additional sources. Find sources: "Mangala
Ashtaka" – news · newspapers · books · scholar ·
JSTOR (January 2025)...
- II, is said to have
belonged to the 7th century; the Gajastaka, a lost "
ashtaka" (eight line verse)
composition and a work on
elephant management by King...
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Hindu hymn
attributed to the 8th-century
philosopher Adi Shankara. An
ashtaka, it
comprises 8 stanzas,
extolling the lingam, an
aniconic form of the...
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significant rulers. Ultimately,
Galava offered her to Vishvamitra. She bore
Ashtaka and
returned to her father.
Yayati suggested she
marry in a swayamvara...
- Mahabharata, Sushruta, the
father of
plastic surgery, was one of his sons.
Ashtaka, who was born from Madhavi, was
successor to his kingdom. Sha****ala was...
- of
Kashi and Madhavi, the
daughter of King Yayati. He is the
father of
Ashtaka.
Pratardana is
depicted as an ally of Rama in the Ramayana, and is described...
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Kowsika Viswamitra: Vaiswaamitra, Devaraata,
Owtala or Vaiswaamitra,
Ashtaka Kowndinya: Vaasishta, Maitraavaruna,
Kowndinya Harithasa: (two variations):...
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chapters (prapāṭhakas) for each of the
books (
ashṭakas or
sometimes referred to as kandas) are as follows:
Ashṭaka 1: Pārakshudra Prapāṭhaka 1: Explanation...