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Astadiggaja

Astadiggaja proper noun: a term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones.

Proper noun

Astadiggaja (plural Astadiggajas)

  1. (Hinduism) A term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones.
  2. (historical) (plural only) A collective term given to eight Telugu poets in the court of emperor Sri Krishna Deva Raya in the 16th century.

Astadiggaja meaning in Telugu

Astadiggaja in Telugu

eight elephants
అష్టదిగ్గజాలు aṣṭadiggajālu

Forms of Astadiggaja

pluralAstadiggajas

Origin of Astadiggaja

From Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”) + दिक् (dik, “direction”) + गज (gaja, “elephant”).

Questions about Astadiggaja

What does Astadiggaja mean?
Astadiggaja means a term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones.
What is Astadiggaja in Telugu?
Astadiggaja in Telugu is అష్టదిగ్గజాలు (aṣṭadiggajālu). See Astadiggaja meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Astadiggaja?
Astadiggaja is a proper noun.

Words near Astadiggaja in the dictionary

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  3. astacologist
  4. astacologists
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  6. Astadiggaja
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  8. astaghfirullah
  9. Astaire
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