s. m, Eight:—ashṭ bhují, a. Possessed of eight arms:—ashṭpadí, s. f. Containing eight verses:—ashṭ siddhís, s. f. Semi-divine beings of great purity and holiness, specially characterised by the eight supernatural faculties, of which animán is the first; a personification of the powers and laws of nature when they are subjected to the human will by holiness and austerities.