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Where does “Ashtavakra” come from?

Ashtavakra (English) comes from Sanskrit अष्टावक्र — eight bends.

Ancestry of “Ashtavakra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअष्टावक्रeight bends
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