# अष्टमङ्गल (aṣṭamaṅgala)

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अष्टमङ्गल (aṣṭamaṅgala) is a Sanskrit word meaning a collection of eight lucky things for ceremonial occasions, a horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs, a horse with a white face and tail, a collection of eight auspicious things, a collection of eight auspicious items. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them A horse with specific white markings, A collection of eight auspicious items.

- **Etymology:** E. अष्ट eight, and मङ्गल auspicious — E. aṣṭa eight, and maṅgala auspicious
- **SLP1:** `azwamaNgala`  **IAST:** aṣṭamaṅgala  **Devanagari:** अष्टमङ्गल
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashtamangala
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ashtamangala/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** अष्टमाङ्गल (aṣṭamāṅgala), अष्टमंगल (aṣṭamaṃgala)

## Meanings by context

### A horse with specific white markings (4 definitions)
- a horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अष्ट (aṣṭa) — मङ्गल (—maṅgala) m. a horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs, L. [ ID=20221 ]
- 1. A horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs. 2. A collection of eight auspicious items assembled for special occasions.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्ट (aṣṭa) मङ्गल (maṅgala) (aṣṭamaṅgala) [Printed book page 092 ] अष्ट (aṣṭa) मङ्गल (maṅgala) (aṣṭamaṅgala) m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) A horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs. n. ( - लं (-laṃ) ) A collection of eight lucky things to be assembled on certain occasions, as at a coronation, &c. as a lion, a bull, an elephant, a water jar, a fan, a flag, a trumpet, and a lamp; or a Brahman, a cow, fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king. E. अष्ट (aṣṭa) eight, and मङ्गल (maṅgala) auspicious. [ ID=4405 ]
- 1. A horse with a white face and tail. 2. A collection of eight auspicious things.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्टमङ्गल (aṣṭamaṅgala) [Printed book page 071-b ] अष्ट - मङ्गल (aṣṭa-maṅgala) ( लः ) ((laḥ)) 1. m. A horse with a white face, tail, &c. collection of eight auspicious things. [ ID=3780 ]
- 1. A horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs. 2. A collection of eight auspicious items.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अष्ट (aṣṭa) मङ्गल (maṅgala) (aṣṭamaṅgala) [Printed book page 076-a ] अष्ट (aṣṭa) मङ्गल (maṅgala) (aṣṭamaṅgala) m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) A horse with a white face, tail, mane, breast, and hoofs. n. ( - लं (-laṃ) ) A Collection of eight lucky things to be assembled on certain occasions, as at a coronation, &c. as a lion, a bull, an elephant, a water-jar, a fan, a flag, a trumpet, and a lamp; or a Brahman, a cow, fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king. E. अष्ट (aṣṭa) eight, and मङ्गल (maṅgala) auspicious. [ ID=4403 ]

### A collection of eight auspicious items (2 definitions)
- a collection of eight lucky things for ceremonial occasions  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 116,2] अष्ट (aṣṭa) — मङ्गल (—maṅgala) n. a collection of eight lucky things (for certain great occasions, such as a coronation &c.) e.g. a lion, a bull, an elephant, a water-jar, a fan, a flag, a trumpet, and a lamp [ ID=20219 ]
- a Brāhman, a cow, fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (or, according to others, a Brāhman, a cow, fire, gold, ghee, the sun, water, and a king) [ ID=20220 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara 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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