Ashtadiggaja

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्टदिग्गज (aṣṭadiggaja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʌʃtəˈdɪɡɡədʒə/

Noun

Ashtadiggaja (plural Ashtadiggajas)

  1. (Hinduism, mythology) the eight elephants guarding the eight cardinal directions.
  2. (literature) the eight eminent poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire.
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