అష్టదిక్పాలకులు

Telugu

Etymology

From అష్ట (aṣṭa) +‎ దిక్పాలకులు (dikpālakulu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʂʈad̪ikpaːlakulu/

Noun

అష్టదిక్పాలకులు • (aṣṭadikpālakulu) ? (plural only)

1. the regents of the eight points of the compass, viz. Indra of the East, Agni of the South-east, Yama of the South, Nairriti of the South-west, Varuna of the West, Marut of the North-west, Kubera of the North, and Iṣana of the South-east.

References

• "అష్ట" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 100