Pashupasha, 笔补艣耻辫腻艣补, Pashu-pasha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 can be transliterated into English as Pasupasa or Pashupasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ) refers to the 鈥渂onds that fetter the soul鈥�, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasa峁僪it膩: a Kubjik膩-Tripur膩 oriented Tantric Yoga text of the 峁岣峚nvaya艣膩mbhava tradition from South India.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Dev墨 spoke]:鈥擮 God, what kind of a woman is a Yogin墨? Who is M膩y膩 and who is P膩艣av墨? Tell me, O Bhairava, the pros and cons of having sex with them. [Bhairava spoke]:鈥擜 woman who is on the Kula Path [of the Yogin墨 clans], who avoids the path of bound souls [i.e. the path of the uninitiated], who is elevated by intoxication induced by liquor, and is free of the bonds that fetter the soul (辫补艣耻辫腻艣补), and whose mind is filled with the bliss of wine, is [called] a Yogin墨 in 艢iva鈥檚 teaching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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ) refers to the 鈥渘ooses of the Pa艣us鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.9 (鈥溑歩va鈥檚 campaign鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva became the lord of the Pa艣us: 鈥淥n hearing these words of lord 艢iva, the great soul, Vi峁ａ箛u, Brahm膩 and other gods said.鈥斺�楽o be it鈥�. Hence all the gods and Asuras became the animals of the lord. 艢iva became the lord of animals. He is the person who unties the nooses of the animals (辫补艣耻辫腻艣补-vimocaka). Then the name Pa艣upati, that bestows welfare, spread in all the worlds and became renowned. Then the celestial sage, Indra, Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u and others rejoiced shouting鈥斺�榁ictory鈥�. [...]鈥�
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ).鈥�
1) the cord with which the sacrificial animal is bound.
2) an animal sacrifice.
3) the bonds which enchain the individual soul, the world of sense.
Derivable forms: 辫补艣耻辫腻艣补岣� (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ啶�).
笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫补艣耻 and 辫腻艣补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ).鈥攎. the fetter which enchains the soul, i. e. the external world, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 59, 7.
笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫补艣耻 and 辫腻艣补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ).鈥擺masculine] the cord for (binding) the victim.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔补艣耻辫腻艣补 (啶ざ啷佮お啶距ざ):鈥擺=辫补艣耻-辫腻艣补] [from 辫补艣耻 > pa艣] m. the cord with which the victim is bound, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the chains which fetter the individual soul, the world of sense, [Prabodha-candrodaya]
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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: Pashu, Pasha.
Starts with: Pashupashaka, Pashupashavimocaka, Pashupashavimoksha.
Full-text: Pashupashavimoksha, Pashupashavimocaka, Tattvatraya, Vimocaka, Vimokshana, Vimoksha, Patti.
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