Shodashabhuja, 峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩腻, Shodashan-bhuja: 6 definitions
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Shodashabhuja 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 峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩腻 can be transliterated into English as Sodasabhuja or Shodashabhuja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶啶�) refers to 鈥渟ixteen-armed鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it膩, belonging to the P膩帽car膩tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲hen kings are overpowered by enemies with an army (or: by strong enemies), when cities are burnt down and the Kings鈥� army is driven away, when people in various districts do not have access to food [and other goods]鈥攊f the kingdom is thus oppressed by the enemies鈥� army, oh Great Sage, and if in this inadequate situation the King鈥檚 enemies are unimpeded, he should have a sixteen-armed (峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩补) Sudar艣ana constructed [and properly installed, for his power is] without obstacles鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶啶�) refers to 鈥�(having) sixteen arms鈥�, 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, 鈥淣ow I will tell (you) the teaching concerning Gurun膩tha, merely by knowing which the tradition of the teachers functions. [...] O god, (he is) associated with the eighty-one parts (of Nav膩tman) and has eight lotus-like faces and sixteen arms (峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩补鈥�峁岣峚艣ai艣 ca bhujair). (This is the) Sakala (form of the teacher), which is endowed with energy. Each part of (his) body is (like a shining) lamp within (his) 尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉. (He is) the first teacher adorned with the Krama and (accompanied) by the Siddha couples of the Transmental (that constitutes the Divine Current). [...]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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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩腻 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶啶溹ぞ).鈥攁 form of Durg膩.
峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 峁岣峚艣补苍 and 产丑耻箩腻 (啶啶溹ぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩腻 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶啶溹ぞ).鈥攆.
(-箩腻) A form of Durga.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶啶�):鈥擺=峁岣峚艣补-产丑耻箩补] [from 峁岣峚艣a > 峁峁�] mfn. 16-armed
2) 峁岣峚艣补产丑耻箩腻 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶啶溹ぞ):鈥擺=峁岣峚艣a-产丑耻箩腻] [from 峁岣峚艣补-产丑耻箩补 > 峁岣峚艣a > 峁峁�] f. a form of Durg膩, [K膩lik膩-pur膩峁嘺]
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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: Shodasha, Bhoja.
Starts with: Shodashabhujaramadhyana.
Full-text: Shodashabhujaramadhyana, Shodasha.
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