# अष्टधातु (aṣṭadhātu)

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अष्टधातु (aṣṭadhātu) is a Sanskrit word meaning the eight metals collectively.

- **Etymology:** E. अष्ट and धातु a mineral — E. aṣṭa and dhātu a mineral
- **SLP1:** `azwaDAtu`  **IAST:** aṣṭadhātu  **Devanagari:** अष्टधातु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtadhatu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ashtadhatu/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The eight metals/minerals collectively (5 definitions)
- the eight metals collectively  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 116,2] अष्ट (aṣṭa) — धातु (—dhātu) m. pl. the eight metals collectively (as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel). [ ID=20197 ]
- The eight metals collectively: gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्ट (aṣṭa) धातु (dhātu) (aṣṭadhātu) [Printed book page 092 ] अष्ट (aṣṭa) धातु (dhātu) (aṣṭadhātu) n. ( - तु (-tu) ) The eight metals collectively, as, gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron and steel. E. अष्ट (aṣṭa) and धातु (dhātu) a mineral. [ ID=4400 ]
- The eight metals  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्टधातु (aṣṭadhātu) [Printed book page 071-b ] अष्ट - धातु (aṣṭa-dhātu) ( तु ) ((tu)) 1. n. The eight metals. [ ID=3773 ]
- the eight metals collectively  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्टधातु (aṣṭadhātu) [Printed book page 083-07 ] अष्टन् - धातु (aṣṭan-dhātu) n. sing. the eight metals collectively; (they are- स्वर्ण रूप्यं च ताम्रं च रंगं यशदमेव च । शीसं लौहं रसश्चेति धातवोष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः (svarṇa rūpyaṃ ca tāmraṃ ca raṃgaṃ yaśadameva ca. śīsaṃ lauhaṃ rasaśceti dhātavoṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ) ). [ ID=4269 ]
- The eight metals collectively: gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron, and steel.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्ट (aṣṭa) धातु (dhātu) (aṣṭadhātu) [Printed book page 075-b ] अष्ट (aṣṭa) धातु (dhātu) (aṣṭadhātu) n. ( - तु (-tu) ) The eight metals collectively, as gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, brass, iron and steel. E. अष्ट (aṣṭa) and धातु (dhātu) a mineral. [ ID=4398 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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