Aṣṭaṃga (2360)

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Aṣṭaṃga
Entry 2360, Page 81, Col. 2
(azwaMga, azwaMga)
Aṣṭaṃga¦, m. (for *Astaṃga = Pali Atthaṃga; Skt. Asta; ṣṭ for st seems arbitrarily used for the sake of word- play with aṣṭam in the next line, § 2.61, see aṣṭa), n. of the western (sunset) mountain: LV 390.8 aṣṭaṃgo nāma parvataḥ…aṣṭam arthaṃ dadātu vaḥ. (Some mss. aṣṭamo, so Calc.; all have ṣṭ.)