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अष्टंग (aSTaMga)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
Aṣṭaṃga, m. (for *Astaṃga = Pali Atthaṃga
Skt. Asta
ṣṭ for st seems arbitrarily used for the sake of word-play with aṣṭam in the next line, 〔§ 2.61〕, see aṣṭa), n. of the western (sunset) mountain: LV 〔390.8〕 aṣṭaṃgo nāma parvataḥ aṣṭam arthaṃ dadātu vaḥ. (Some mss. aṣṭamo, so Calc.
all have ṣṭ.)