- Ashtapada is an ancient Indian board game. - The name 'Ashtapada' literally means "eight steps" or "eight squares", referring to the 8x8 grid layout of the board. - It is widely considered to be a precursor or early form of the game Shatranj, which is the ancestor of modern chess. - Texts like the Ashtadhyayi by Panini mention the game.
45 "AshtaPada" in ancient India referred to
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