Ashtadiggaja

English

Illustration of four Ashtadiggajas

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अष्टदिग्गज (aṣṭadiggaja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʌʃtəˈdɪɡɡədʒə/

Noun

Ashtadiggaja (plural Ashtadiggajas)

1. a great elephant, a world elephant
2. (Hinduism, mythology) the eight elephants guarding the eight cardinal directions.
3. (literature, historical) the eight eminent poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire

Translations

The eight World Elephants in Hinduism

• Hindi: अष्टदिग्गज (hi) m (aṣṭadiggaj)
• Marathi: अष्टदिग्गज m (aṣṭadiggaj)
• Nepali: अष्टदिग्गज m (aṣṭadiggaj)
• Sanskrit: अष्टदिग्गज (sa) m (aṣṭadiggaja)