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Trishashti, Tri-shashti, հṣaṣṭ: 6 definitions

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Trishashti 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 հṣaṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Trisasti or Trishashti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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

հṣaṣṭ (त्रिषष्ट�) or հṣaṣṭkula refers to the �(observance of the) sixty-three families (of the Mothers)�.—Accordingly, the Yoginīsaṃcāra requires anyone who has gone through its initiation ceremony and then received consecration (ṣe첹) to adopt one of three forms of ascetic observance in order to gain mastery over the Vidyā (屹ٲ): the Bhairavavrata, the Cāmuṇḍāvrata, or the հṣaṣṭkulavrata [i.e., ٰṣaṣṭ-ܱ-ٲ], the observance of the sixty-three families [of the Mothers], which it also calls the Kāpālavrata, i.e. the Kāpālika.

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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»] � Trishashti in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

հṣaṣṭ (त्रिषष्ट�).�f. sixty-three.

Derivable forms: ٰṣaṣṭ� (त्रिषष्टिः).

հṣaṣṭ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and ṣaṣṭ (षष्ट�).

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

հṣaṣṭ (त्रिषष्ट�):—[=tri-ṣaṣṭ] [from tri] f. 63 [Pāṇini 6]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trishashti in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

հṣaṣṭ (ತ್ರಿಷಷ್ಟ�):�

1) [adjective] amounting to or equalling sixty three.

2) [adjective] next after the sixty two in a series.

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հṣaṣṭ (ತ್ರಿಷಷ್ಟ�):—[noun] the cardinal number three hundred; 63.

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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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