ASHTABHÁRO: An order of ghosts.
ASHTADALA: Eight-cornered.
ASHTA-DIK-PÁLA: Protectors of the eight different directions.
ASHTAKA: A hymn consisting of eight verses.
ASHTAMAHÁDÁN: A gift consisting of eight kinds of articles.
ASHTÁVASU: A class of divine beings eight in number.
ASHVIN: The seventh month of the Deccani Hindu and the twelfth month of the Gujarát Hindu calendar year.
ASHVINI: Name of a constellation.
ASHVINI KUMÁR: The twin sons of the sun by his wife Sanjnya in the form of a mare. They are famous as heavenly physicians.
ASHWAMEDHA: Horse sacrifice.