اشٿسدهہ अष्टसिद्धि ash̤ṭa-siddhi S The eight siddhi, the name of a superiour order of beings, a personification of the powers and laws of na- ture. (When they are subjected to the will by holiness and austerities, whatever the fancy de- sires may be obtained; universal sovereignty may be acquired, and implicit obedience to any com- mands enforced; the magnitude, weight, or le- vity of the body may be increased or diminished to an indefinite degree; and, it may be rendered invisible and transported in an instant to any part of the universe).