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Ashtadiggaja
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English
World Elephant
thumb|Illustration of four Ashtadiggajas
Etymology
en sa अष्टदिग्गज.
Pronunciation
en /ˌʌʃtəˈdɪɡɡədʒə/
Noun
a great elephant, a world elephant
en Hinduism mythology the eight elephants guarding the eight cardinal directions.
en literature historical the eight eminent poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire
Translations
The eight World Elephants in Hinduism
Hindi: hi अष्टदिग्गज m
Marathi: mr अष्टदिग्गज m
Nepali: ne अष्टदिग्गज m
Sanskrit: sa अष्टदिग्गज m