Dashabahu, 顿补艣补产腻丑耻, Dashan-bahu: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 顿补艣补产腻丑耻 can be transliterated into English as Dasabahu or Dashabahu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌) (Cf. Da艣ab膩hv墨) refers to 鈥渙ne who has ten arms鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣膩dama峁単aly膩 (Vinay膩) is in the north-east. She has the face of a bird and three eyes. She sits on a pig. She has ten arms [i.e., 诲补艣补产腻丑惫墨] and is very fierce. In the right hands she holds a sword, lance, bow, double-headed drum, and skeleton; in the left, a dagger, a skull (k膩dya), trident, fetter, and goad. She has matted hair and is the goddess who bestows boons in the north-east. Worshipped, there is success in whatever one desires. Full of the sixteen energies, she, the guardian of the door, is beautiful鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌) refers to 鈥渙ne who has ten arms鈥� and is used to describe Svacchanda, according to the 艢r墨matottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult. Accordingly, 鈥淥 goddess, Svacchanda is in the middle, within the abode of the triangle. Very powerful, he has five faces with three times five flaming eyes. He has ten arms [i.e., 诲补艣补产腻丑耻] and, very fierce, is adorned with many garlands, ornaments, necklaces and anklets. He has beautiful matted hair and the half moon is his crest jewel. O beloved, the face in the east is white like cow鈥檚 milk, it shines brilliant white. Generating great energy, contemplate it thus. One should think that the northern face is like the young rising sun, the form of a pomegranate flower and (red) like a Bandh奴ka鈥�.
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra1) 顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌) refers to 鈥渢en-armed鈥� and is used to describe 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 9.19cd-26, while instructing to visualize 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补 in order to worship the formless 础尘峁泃别艣补]鈥斺�淸He] resembles the swelling moon, a heap of mountain snow. Five-faced, large-eyed, ten-armed (诲补艣补产腻丑耻), [and] three-armed, [he] has a serpent as a sacred thread. He is covered in a garment made of tiger skin. [He] sits in the bound lotus pose atop a white lotus, [holding] a trident, blue lotus, arrow, 谤耻诲谤腻办峁, [and] a mallet. [...]鈥�.
2) 顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌) or 鈥渢en-armed鈥� is also used to describe Bhairava, according to the Netratantra.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 10.1-7ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Bhairava]鈥斺�淣ow, at this moment, I shall explain the distinct appearance of Bhairava, [who] resembles an ointment [that clears the eye]. He has a nature that burns up and dissolves all things. Five-faced, atop a corpse, ten-armed (诲补艣补产腻丑耻) [and] terrible, he resembles troops with demon mouths. [...]鈥�.
3) 顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌) or 鈥渢en-armed鈥� is also used to describe Tumburu.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]鈥斺�淣ow, at this moment, I will tell the highest-most teaching to be worshipped with this mantra, for the sake of peace from all calamities, resulting in the fruits of all Siddhis. [He worships] Deva as Tumburu in the middle of an eight petaled lotus, in the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, [starting] in the East, O Dev墨. [The S膩dhaka] honors the Lord who is ten-armed (诲补艣补产腻丑耻), five-faced, and three eyed, with the form and faces like 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌).鈥攁n epithet of 艢iva.
Derivable forms: 诲补艣补产腻丑耻岣� (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌啶�).
顿补艣补产腻丑耻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 诲补艣补苍 and 产腻丑耻 (啶ぞ啶灌).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿补艣补产腻丑耻 (啶︵ざ啶ぞ啶灌):鈥擺=诲补艣补-产腻丑耻] [from 诲补艣补] m. 鈥榯en-armed鈥�, 艢iva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Partial matches: Dasa, Bahu, Taca.
Full-text: Dashabahvi.
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