As a deity name
Name 626 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
अष्टि · noun · feminine
सोलह अक्षर की एक वृत्ति जिसके चंचला, चिकिता, पंचचामार आदि बहुत भेद हैं · सोलह की संख्या · खेलने की बिसात — Śabdasāgara
अष्टि · ashṭi
= اشٿهي ashṭhī, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 56
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the number, ‘sixteen’
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "aṣṭi" is the vocative of "aṣṭin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. aṣṭi f. N. of a metre consisting of sixty-four syllables (like that in RV. ii, 22, 1; RPrāt.)
the number, ‘sixteen’, Sūryas.
2. aṣṭi f. (√ 1. aś), reaching, AV. vi, 54, 1 (cf. jarad-aṣṭi, vyaṣṭi, samaṣṭi.)
3. aṣṭi f. (= asthi, q.v.) the kernel or stone of a fruit, BhP.
aṣṭin mfn. consisting of eight members or syllables, RPrāt.
aṣṭin a. Consisting of eight members or parts.
Alternative readings
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