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The Sanskrit term Aśaṭha can be transliterated into English as Asatha or Ashatha, using the
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Pali-English dictionary
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asaṭha : (adj.) honest; not fraudulent.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Asaṭha, (adj.) (a + saṭha) without guile, not fraudulent, honest D. III, 47, 55, 237; DhA. I, 69.
(Page 87)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pali book covercontext information
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and
contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used
interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit-English dictionary
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Aśaṭha (अशठ).—a. Sincere, honest; अजिह्यस्याशठस्य च दासवर्गस्य भार्धेयम ्

(ajihyasyāśaṭhasya ca dāsavargasya bhāgadheyam) Ms.3.246.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśaṭha (अशठ).—mfn.

(-ṭhaḥ-ṭhā-ṭhaṃ) Virtuous, good. E. a neg. śaṭha wicked.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम ् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as

the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali,
Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection
of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Relevant definitions
Ends with: Avasatha, Bakarasatha, Bangarasatha, Dantasatha, Devavasatha, Ekunasatha,
Ginjakavasatha, Kramashatha, Mahashatha, Nivasatha, Parivasatha, Prashatha, Prativasatha,
Sadvasatha, Samayavasatha, Samvasatha, Upavasatha, Vasatha.

Full-text: Amayavin, Prapanca.

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

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