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Āstīka

Āstīka proper noun: a rishi, son of Jaratkaru and Manasa, who saved the naga race from being destroyed in King Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra yajna.

Proper noun

Āstīka

  1. (Hinduism) A rishi, son of Jaratkaru and Manasa, who saved the naga race from being destroyed in King Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra yajna.

Āstīka meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam

Āstīka in Hindi

son of Manasa Devi
आस्तीक āstīk

Āstīka in Marathi

son of Manasa Devi
आस्तिक āstik

Āstīka in Bengali

son of Manasa Devi
আস্তিক astik

Āstīka in Malayalam

son of Manasa Devi
അസ്തികൻ astikaṉ
More languagesFewer languages
Āstīka in Sanskrit
आस्तीक āstīka
Āstīka in Assamese
আস্তিক astik
Āstīka in Nepali
आस्तिक āstik
Āstīka in Arabic
آسْتِكَا ʔāstikā

Origin of Āstīka

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit आस्तीक (āstīka).

Questions about Āstīka

What does Āstīka mean?
Āstīka means a rishi, son of Jaratkaru and Manasa, who saved the naga race from being destroyed in King Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra yajna.
What is Āstīka in Hindi?
Āstīka in Hindi is आस्तीक (āstīk). See Āstīka meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Āstīka?
Āstīka is a proper noun.

Words near Āstīka in the dictionary

  1. āhinahina
  2. Ārya
  3. Āryamarga
  4. Āryas
  5. Āryāvarta
  6. Āstīka
  7. Ātman
  8. Ātmans
  9. āā
  10. āśram
  11. āśrams

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