Dvijatva: 6 definitions
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Dvijatva 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraDvijatva (啶︵啶掂た啶溹い啷嵿さ) refers to 鈥�(the state of) twice-born鈥�, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 4.5cd-6, while describing the purification process of the initiand]鈥斺�淸...] All this is to be done with sacrificial offerings into fire with the root mantra, three, etc., times. The penance should have a homa of one-hundred offerings. At the end of that, he should then meditate on the achievement of becoming twice-born (诲惫颈箩补迟惫补-腻辫补迟迟颈) and [his place as a] devotee of Rudra. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvijatva (啶︵啶掂た啶溹い啷嵿さ).鈥擺dvija-tva], n. Condition or state of a Br膩hma峁嘺, [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹�] 4, 105.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dvijatva (啶︵啶掂た啶溹い啷嵿さ):鈥擺=dvi-ja-tva] [from dvi-ja > dvi] n. 鈥榯he being twice-born鈥�
2) [v.s. ...] the condition or rank of a Br膩hman or of any one of the first 3 classes, [Vi峁ａ箛u-sm峁泃i, vi峁ａ箛u-s奴tra, vai峁ａ箛ava-dharma-艣膩stra; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺; 搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹玗
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDvijatva (嗖︵硩嗖掂部嗖溹菠喑嵿驳):鈥擺noun] the condition of being or the rank, status of a br膩hma峁嘺.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 1.8.7 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagann膩tha Mi艣ra]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Dispute over Upanayana < [Chapter 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
Legend of Ksupa < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)