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Shadvimshati, Ṣaḍvṃśaپ, Shash-vimshati: 5 definitions

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Shadvimshati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍvṃśaپ can be transliterated into English as Sadvimsati or Shadvimshati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shadvimshati in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Ṣaḍvṃśaپ (षड्विंशत�) refers to “twenty-six (days)�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] [The Yogin] whose mind has disappeared for twenty-six days (ṣaḍvṃśaپ-徱Բ) obtains sovereignty over the world, by which he becomes the master of all. [...]�.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ṣaḍvṃśaپ (षड्विंशत�).�f.

-ṣaḍvṃśaپ�twenty-six;

-ṣaḍvṃśa twentysixth).

Derivable forms: ṣaḍvṃśaپ� (षड्विंशतिः).

Ṣaḍvṃśaپ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa� and ṃśaپ (विंशति).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣaḍvṃśaپ (षड्विंशत�).—[feminine] twenty-six.

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

Ṣaḍvṃśaپ (षड्विंशत�):—[=ṣa�-ṃśaپ] [from ṣa� > ṣa�] f. (ṣa�-) 26 ( n., [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]), [Brāhmaṇa; ???; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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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