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Anguliyaka, ṅgܱīⲹ첹, Amguliyaka, Anguli-iya-ka: 21 definitions

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Anguliyaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu Images

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to “rings� and represents a type of “ornaments of leg� (貹岹ūṣaṇa), as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—The ornaments for the legs and feet are common in Indian sculptures as well in day-to-day life. Bharata (cf. Nāṭyaśāstra 23.38-39) mentions some of the ornaments [viz. rings (ṅgܱīⲹ첹) for the toes)].

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anguliyaka in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to �(decorative) rings�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] She holds a skull, dagger, javelin and ascetic’s staff. Fierce, she holds a knife, a great noose and sword. (She also holds) a thunderbolt, spear, bow, arrows and double-headed drum. Her neck is adorned with the great lord of snakes. She wears a snake as a sacred thread and (her) girdle is tied with that also. She is adorned with the thousand-headed lord of the snakes (who is) on (her) head. Snakes are (her) anklets and bangles. Her topknot has the form of a burning fire and scorpions are (her) rings [ṅgܱīⲹ첹vṛścikairṅgܱīⲹ첹m�.

2) ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to “ornamental rings�, according to the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, as Bhairava describes himself: “[...] I am constantly present in the form of the teacher whose Command issues forth and functions. One should know that these teachers are born from the limbs of my Command. They are like the forms of gold which are of many kinds (only) because of (their) diverse names (such as) belt, bracelet, anklet, necklace, seal and ring (ṅgܱīⲹ첹) [...�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anguliyaka in Pancaratra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) [=ܻ岹śԲⲹԳٰṭiṅgܱīⲹ첹岹貹ṇa屹ṇaԲ] refers to one of the topics discussed in the forty-eighth chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture dealing with the symbology of the Sudarśana weapon while also dealing with iconography, philosophy and Vaiṣṇava rituals.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) refers to a “finger-ring�, according to Kuladatta’s Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā, a text within Tantric Buddhism representing a construction manual for monasteries.—Accordingly, [while describing پṣṭ in chapter 4]—“Then the king should satisfy the architects, the assistants, and the spectators with a bracelet, a finger-ring (ṅgܱīⲹ첹), a garment, gold, heap of chaplet, 峾ū, or other [articles] according to [the donor’s] wealth�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anguliyaka in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 : (nt.) finger-ring.

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (အင်္ဂုလီယက) [(na) (�)]�
[aṅguli+iya+ka. aṅguliyaṃbhava� ṅgܱīⲹ첹�. ,ṭ�,286]
[အင်္ဂုလ�+ဣ�+က� အင်္ဂုလိယံဘဝ� အင်္ဂုလီယကံ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ၊၂၈၆]

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anguliyaka in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अंगुलीयक).—n S A finger-ring.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अंगुलीयक).�n A finger-ring.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anguliyaka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—[ṅgܱu-rau bhavam, svārthe kan] A finger-ring; तव सुचरितमङ्गुलीयं नूनं प्रतनु ममेव (tava sucaritamṅgܱīⲹ� nūna� pratanu mameva) Ś. 6.1; m. also; काकुत्स्थस्याङ्गुलीयक� (ܳٲٳ󲹲ṅgܱīⲹ첹�) Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.118.

Derivable forms: ṅgܱīⲹ첹m (अङ्गुलॶयकम्).

See also (synonyms): ṅgܱīⲹ, ṅgܰīⲹ, ṅgܱī첹, ṅgܰī첹, ṅgܰīⲹka.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ (अङ्गुलीयक�).�fem., finger-ring; nowhere else recorded in this form and gender; but compare aṅgulīkā (°ikā): aṅgulīy- akā…patitā Ѳ屹ٳ ii.110.4; sā ṅgܱīⲹkā dṛṣṭ� parijñātā 5; ṅgܱīⲹkā…patitā 13.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—n.

(-첹�) A finger ring. E. See ṅgܰīⲹka.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—[ṅgܱīⲹ + ka], n. A finger-ring.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक).—[neuter] finger-ring.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक):—[from ṅgܱ] n. a finger-ring

2) [v.s. ...] also ṅgܱī첹, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक):—n.

(-kam) A finger ring. E. ṅgܱīⲹ, taddh. aff. kan. See also ṅgܰīⲹka.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक):�(첹�) 1. n. A finger-ring.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṅgܱīⲹ첹 (अङ्गुलीयक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃgܱ, ṃgܱᲹ첹, ṃgܱᲹ, ṃgܱīⲹ, ṃgܱīⲹga, ṃgܱīⲹya, ṃgܱᲹ첹, ṃgܱⲹⲹ.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anguliyaka in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṃgܱīⲹka (ಅಂಗುಲೀಯಕ):—[noun] a small metal circlet worn on the finger; a finger-ring.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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