Shadvimsha, 峁岣峷颈峁兣沘, Shash-vimsha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁岣峷颈峁兣沘 can be transliterated into English as Sadvimsa or Shadvimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram峁岣峷颈峁兣沘 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿さ啶苦啶�) refers to the 鈥渢wenty-six鈥� (disciples of Vajrabodhi), 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, [while discussing how Vajrabodhi was converted by Siddhan膩tha]: 鈥淸...] The one who is called Vajrabodhi, his body pure by (the observance of) vows is the Siddha, an aspect of Bhairava who, because he protects the Mother鈥檚 Rule is respected by (all) Yogis. I bow to (this) Siddhan膩tha, also called T膩r膩n膩tha, who has brought bliss to all (the world) and who has consecrated twenty-six (峁岣峷颈峁兣沘) disciples, whose impurities were destroyed in an instant on the path of the Siddhas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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁岣峷颈峁兣沘 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿さ啶苦啶�).鈥攖wenty-sixth, ib. p. 469, etc. 罢谤颈峁兣沘诲惫颈峁兣沘, i. e.
峁岣峷颈峁兣沘 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 峁峁� and 惫颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁岣峷颈峁兣沘 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿さ啶苦啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 the twenty-sixth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁岣峷颈峁兣沘 (啶粪ぁ啷嵿さ啶苦啶�):鈥擺=峁岣�-惫颈峁兣沘] [from 峁岣� > 峁峁�] mf(墨)n. 26th ([dual number] 25th, and 26th), [S奴ryasiddh膩nta; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗 etc.
2) [v.s. ...] consisting of 26 [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩; 艢a峁僰ar膩c膩rya]
3) [v.s. ...] plus or increased by 26 [Jyoti峁]
4) [v.s. ...] n. = next
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Shadvimshabrahmana, Shadvimshaka, Shadvimshat, Shadvimshati, Shadvimshatidina, Shadvimshatika, Shadvimshatima, Shadvimshatiratra, Shadvimshatisutra, Shadvimshatitama, Shadvimshativasara, Shadvimshatka, Shadvimshatyahan.
Full-text: Shadvimshabrahmana, Pancavimsha, Shadvimshati, Tandya, Vriksha, Tilvaka, Ratni, Shadvidha, Brahma.
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