"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}}, {{der|en|sa|अष्ट||eight}} Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa, “eight”) 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
    Sense id: en-Astadiggaja-en-name-irz4kIF~
  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: 27 73 Disambiguation of Elephants: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (eight elephants): అష్టదిగ్గజాలు (aṣṭadiggajālu) [plural] (Telugu)
Disambiguation of 'eight elephants': 48 52

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