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Sharirapata, Śīٲ, Sharira-pata: 5 definitions

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Sharirapata 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 Śīٲ can be transliterated into English as Sarirapata or Sharirapata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sharirapata in Shaivism glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Śīٲ (शरीरपात) refers to “death�, according to the Jñānaratnāvalī, (p. 268).—Accordingly, “The remaining one is the inferior ǰ첹󲹰ṇ� [initiation], [which] after death (śīٲ-ܳٳٲ) [leads the candidate to] the universe he desired. But the inferior [ǰ첹󲹰ṇ� initiation] bestows supernatural powers, starting with the power to become as small as one wishes, and the qualities of the deity presiding over the [respective cosmic level], after the purification of the cosmic path up to the level of the universe [the candidate] desires. And even on this desired cosmic level, the cessation of karma is [only] of the unmeritorious part. [...]�

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śīٲ (शरीरपात).—shuffling off the mortal coil, death.

Derivable forms: śīٲ� (शरॶरपात�).

Śīٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śī and ٲ (पा�). See also (synonyms): śīpatana.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīٲ (शरीरपात).—[masculine] death (lit. falling or breaking down of the body).

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

Śīٲ (शरीरपात):—[=śī-ٲ] [from śī] m. collapse of the b°, death, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka; Kumāra-sambhava etc.]

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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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