Shuladharini, 艢奴濒补诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹�, Shula-dharini: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢奴濒补诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹� can be transliterated into English as Suladharini or Shuladharini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram艢奴濒补诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹� (啶多啶侧ぇ啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷�) (Cf. 艢奴ladh膩rin) refers to 鈥渟he who holds a javelin鈥�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjik膩 Tantras.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hat, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] She holds a skull, dagger, javelin and ascetic鈥檚 staff [i.e., 艣奴濒补诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹�鈥�艣奴濒补办丑补峁璿腻峁単补诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹�]. Fierce, she holds a knife, a great noose and sword. (She also holds) a thunderbolt, spear, bow, arrows and double-headed drum. Her neck is adorned with the great lord of snakes. She wears a snake as a sacred thread and (her) girdle is tied with that also. She is adorned with the thousand-headed lord of the snakes (who is) on (her) head. Snakes are (her) anklets and bangles. Her topknot has the form of a burning fire and scorpions are (her) rings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.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢奴濒补诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹� (啶多啶侧ぇ啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷�):鈥擺=艣奴濒补-诲丑腻谤颈峁嚹�] [from 艣奴la-dh膩rin > 艣奴la > 艣奴l] f. Name of Durg膩, [Tantras膩ra]
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: Cula, Dharini.
Full-text: Shuladharin.
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