azwan azwO/ [ RV. ; AV. &c.] or azwA/ [ RV. viii, 2, 41 ] or azwa/ [ RV. x, 27, 15 ; AV. &c.] pl. eight (other forms are: gen. azwAnAm , Mn. &c.; instr. azwaBi/s , RV. ii, 18, 4 ; ŚBr. &c.; loc. azwAsu/ , ŚBr. &c.);
azwan num. a. [ aS-vyAptO kanin tuw ca Uṇ. 1. 154. ] ( nom. acc. azwa-zwO ) Eight. It often occurs in comp. as azwA with numerals and some other nouns; as azwAdaSan, azwAviMSatiH, azwApada &c. [ cf. L. octo ; Gr. okto ; Zend. ( pb ) astan ; Pers. hasht .]. Comp. — akzara a. consisting of eight letters or parts. — (raH) N. of a metre. — aMga a. consisting of eight parts or members. — (gaM) 1 the eight parts of the body with which a very low obeisance is performed; °pAtaH, -praRAmaH , sAzwAMganamaskAraH a respectful obeisance made by the prostration of the eight limbs of the body; sAzwAMgapAtaM praRanAma fell prostrate on the ground in reverence; ( jAnuByAM ca taTA padByAM pARiByAmurasA DiyA . SirasA vacasA dfzwyA praRAmo' zwAMga IritaH ). 2 the 8 parts of yoga or concentration; yamo niyamaScAsanaM ca prARAyAmastataH paraM . pratyAhAro DAraRA ca DyAnaM sArDaM samADinA . azwAMgAnyAhuretAni yoginAM yogasidDaye .. . 3 materials of worship taken collectively. 4 the eight parts of every medical science; (they are: - SalyaM, SAlAkyaM, kAyacikitsA , BUtavidyA, kOmAraBftyaM, agadataMtraM, rasAyanataMtraM , and vAjIkaraRataMtraM ). 5 the eight parts of a court; 1 the law, 2 the judge, 3 assessors, 4 scribe, 5 astrologer, 6 gold, 7 fire, and 8 water. 6 any whole consisting of eight parts. 7 a die, dice. °arGyaM an offering of eight articles. °DUpaH a sort of medical incense removing fever. °mETunaM ‘sexual enjoyment of 8 kinds’; the eight stages in the progress of a love-suit; smaraRaM kIrtanaM keliH prekzaRaM guhyaBAzaRaM . saMkalpo'DyavasAyaSca kriyAnizpattireva ca .. . °hfdayaM N. of a medical work. — aDyAyI N. of Pāṇini's grammatical work consisting of 8 Adhyāyas or chapters. — ara a. having a wheel with 8 spokes. — asraM an octagon. — asriya a. octangular. — aha ( n ) a. lasting for 8 days. — AdiSAbdikAH the first eight expounders of the science of words (grammar); iMdraScaMdraH kASakftsnApiSalI SAkawAyanaH . pARinyamarajEneMdrA jayaMtyazwAdiSAbdikAH .. . — kapAla a. ( °zwA° ) prepared or offered in ‘eight’ pans. — (laH) a sacrifice in which ghee is offered in eight pans. — karRa a. one who has the number eight as a mark burnt in his ears ( P. VI. 3. 115 ). — (rRaH) eight-eared, an epithet of Brahmā. — karman m. , — gatikaH a king who has 8 duties to perform; they are: - AdAne ca visarge ca taTA prEzanizeDayoH . paMcame cArTavacane vyavahArasya cekzaRe .. daMqaSudDyoH sadA raktastenAzwagatiko nfpaH . . — kftvas ind. eight times. — koRaH 1 an octagon. 2 a kind ( pb ) of machine. — KaMqaH a title of a collection of several sections of the Ṛgveda. — gavaM [ azwAnAM gavAM samAhAraH ] a flock of 8 cows. — gAQ m. 1 a fabulous animal supposed to have eight legs. 2 a spider. — guRa a. eightfold; annAdazwaguRaM cUrRaM ; dApyozwaguRamatyayaM Ms. 8. 400. — (RaM) the eight qualities which a Brāhmaṇa should possess; dayA sarvaBUtezu, kzAMtiH, anasUyA, SOcaM , anAyAsaH, maMgalaM, akArpaRyaM, aspfhA ceti .. Gautama . °ASraya a. endowed with these eight qualities. — zwa ( zwA ) catvAriMSat a. forty-eight. — taya a. eight-fold. — tAriRI the eight forms of the goddess tAriRI; tArA cogrA mahogrA ca vajrA kAlI sarasvatI . kAmeSvarI ca cAmuMqA ityazwO tAriRyo matAH .. . — triMSat — (zwA) a. thirty-eight. — trikaM [ azwAvfttaM trikaM ] the number 24. — dalaM 1 a lotus having eight petals. 2 an octagon. — daSan (°zwA°) see below after azwAtaya . — diS f. [ karma° saMjYAtvAnna dviguH ] the eight cardinal points; pUrvAgneyI dakziRA ca nErftI paScimA taTA . vAyavI cottarESAnI diSA azwAvimAH smftAH .. . °kariRyaH the eight female elephants living in the eight points; kariRyo'BramukapilApiMgalAnupamAH kramAt . tAmrakarRI SuBradaMtI cAMganA cAMjanAvatI .. Ak. °pAlAH the eight regents of the cardinal points; iMdro vahriH pitfpatiH (yamaH) nErfto varuRo marut (vAyuH) . kubera ISaH patayaH pUrvAdInAM diSAM kramAt .. Ak. °gajAH the eight elephants guarding the 8 quarters; ErAvataH puMqarIko vAmanaH kumudoM'janaH . puzpadaMtaH sArvaBOmaH supratIkaSca diggajAH .. Ak. — dravyaM the eight materials of a sacrifice; aSvatToquMbaraplakzanyagroDasamiDastilAH . sidDArTapAyasAjyAni dravyARyazwO viwurbuDAH .. . — DAtuH the eight metals taken collectively; svarRaM rUpyaM ca tAmraM ca raMgaM yaSadameva ca . SIsaM lOhaM rasaSceti DAtavo'zwO prakIrtitAH .. . — pada -d ( °zwa or zwA° ) a. 1 eight-footed. 2 a term for a pregnant animal. — padaH (°zwA°) 1 a spider. 2 a fabulous animal called Śarabha. 3 a worm. 4 a wild sort of jasmin. 5 a pin or bolt. 6 the mountain Kailāsa (the abode of Kubera). — (daH, -daM) [ azwasu DAtuzu padaM pratizWA yasya Malli. ] 1 gold; AvarjitAzwApadakuMBatoyEH Ku. 7. 10 ; Śi. 3. 28. 2 a kind of chequered cloth or a board for drafts, dice-board ( Mar. pawa ); °paricayacaturABiH K. 196. °patraM a sheet of gold. — pa (pA) dikA N. of a plant. — padI ( °zwa-zwA° ) 1 wild sort of jasmin. 2 a variety of ( pb ) metre, often used in Jayadeva's Gītagovinda. — palaM a kind of medicinal preparation of ghee. — pAdya a. ( °zwA° ) eight-fold. — m...