"Astadiggaja" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Astadiggajas [plural]
Etymology: From Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”) + दिक् (dik, “direction”) + गज (gaja, “elephant”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|दिश्|गज्}} [Template:root], {{der|en|sa|अष्ट||eight}} Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”), {{m|sa|दिक्||direction}} दिक् (dik, “direction”), {{m|sa|गज||elephant}} गज (gaja, “elephant”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Astadiggaja (plural Astadiggajas)
  1. (Hinduism) A term applied to the eight male elephants standing guard over the eight zones. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism Categories (lifeform): Elephants Translations (eight elephants): అష్టదిగ్గజాలు (aṣṭadiggajālu) [plural] (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Astadiggaja-en-name-irz4kIF~ Disambiguation of Elephants: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'eight elephants': 61 39
  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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Eight Categories (lifeform): Elephants
    Sense id: en-Astadiggaja-en-name-cGSSQSoA Disambiguation of Eight: 33 67 Disambiguation of Elephants: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83

Inflected forms

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