Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

āstīka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: asti-ka
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A rishi, son of Jaratkaru and Manasa, who saved the naga race from being destroyed in King Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra yajna.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit आस्तीक (āstīka).

Questions

What does āstīka mean?: A rishi, son of Jaratkaru and Manasa, who saved the naga race from being destroyed in King Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra yajna.
Where does āstīka come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit आस्तीक (āstīka).

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