Trishikha, Tri-shikha, °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹, °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ and °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå can be transliterated into English as Trisikha or Trishikha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄåá¹ya-Å›Äåstra°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the NÄåá¹yaÅ›Äåstra 1.26-33. After BrahmÄå created the NÄåá¹yaveda (²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the NÄåá¹yaveda from BrahmÄå, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹) various roles suitable to them.

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: The BrahmÄåṇá¸a-purÄåṇa°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�) refers to “three-pronged arrowsâ€� and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against LalitÄå, according to the BrahmÄåṇá¸a-purÄåṇa 4.22. Accordingly, “[...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against ParameÅ›varÄ« (LalitÄå). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [viz.: °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹s (three-pronged arrows)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beingsâ€�.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�) refers to a “tridentâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.4.8 (“The battle between the gods and Asurasâ€�).—Accordingly, as BrahmÄå narrated to NÄårada: “[...] Regaining consciousness quickly TÄåraka the excellent Asura got up and forcefully hit VÄ«rabhadra with his spear. In the same manner, the heroic VÄ«rabhadra of great brilliance hit TÄåraka with his sharp terrible trident (³Ù°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹). The powerful king of the Asuras, the heroic TÄåraka, hit VÄ«rabhadra again with spear. [...]â€�.
2) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�) is the name of a GaṇeÅ›vara (attendant of Åšiva), according to the ÅšivapurÄåṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaignâ€�).—Accordingly, as Åšiva with the Gods attacked Tripura: “[...] O great Brahmins, all the GaṇeÅ›varas went to the three cities. Who can enumerate them fully? I shall mention a few. These were the important ones who were there—[e.g., °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹] [...]. These and other innumerable lords of Gaṇas who cannot be characterised and classified surrounded Åšiva and went ahead. [...] They were capable of burning the entire world including the mobile and immobile beings, within a trice by their very thought. Surrounding Åšiva, the great lord, they went ahead. [...]â€�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�).—Was Indra of the TÄåmasa epoch.*
- * BhÄågavata-purÄåṇa VIII. 1. 28.
1b) The Veda-VyÄåsa of the eleventh DvÄåpara, see Trivará¹£a.*
- * Viṣṇu-purÄåṇa III. 3. 14.
°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–ा) is a name mentioned in the ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (cf. IX.44.90) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (mentioning °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 Å›±ô´Ç°ì²¹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄåṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–ा).—Name of a commentary on the Paribhasendusekhara written by Laksminrsimha in the 18th century.

Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄåkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–ा) or °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå refers to the “gesture of the three flamesâ€�, according to the ÅšrÄ«matottara-tantra, an expansion of the KubjikÄåmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the KubjikÄå cult.—Like mantra and ±¹¾±»å²âÄå, this [³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå] too is an aspect of the goddess and hence a form of the Command [i.e., ÄåÂáñÄå]. In this context Gesture (³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå) is not some outer movement or positioning of the hands. It is the energy of Kuṇá¸alinÄ« that stimulates and directs its rise through the subtle body. By practicing the triÅ›¾±°ì³óÄå-³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå (the Gesture of the Three Flames), for example, it is said that “the Command is at its most intenseâ€� within the body.
2) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–ा) or °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå is the name of the Gesture (³¾³Ü»å°ùÄå) associated with PÅ«rṇagiri, one of the sacred seats (±èīṻ·²¹), according to the á¹¢aá¹sÄåhasrasaṃhitÄå, an expansion of the KubjikÄåmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the KubjikÄå cult.
3) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (²ú³ó²¹¾±°ù²¹±¹²¹-²¹á¹£á¹²¹°ì²¹) associated with PÅ«rṇagiri or PÅ«rṇa±èīṻ·²¹ (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the ManthÄånabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess KubjikÄå.—[...] The eight Bhairavas: CandrapÅ«rṇa, Tá¹›pta, TriÅ›ira, °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹, TrimÅ«rti, Trailokya, ḌÄåmara, MÄårtaṇá¸a.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äåkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äåktism) 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�) refers to “that which possesses three tailsâ€� and is used to describe certain Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄå (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄåhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “The Ketus or comets that appear bright like the moon, silver, snow, white jasmine and the white water lily are the sons of the moon; they appear in the north and are in number; when they appear mankind will be happy. A single comet possessing three tails [i.e., ³Ù°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹] and three colours is called Brahmadaṇá¸a (born of the creator); it appears anywhere; when it appears the world will come to an end. Thus have been stated briefly 101 Ketus and we will now proceed to state clearly the 1,000 Ketus already referred toâ€�.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Trishikha in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)
· Taxon (1979)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1981)
· Pl. Coast Corom. (1798)
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary³Ù°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�).—a S Three-crested, three-peaked, three-headed.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�).â€�
1) a trident; तदापतदà¥à¤µà¥� तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–ं गरà¥à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤¤à¥‡ (tadÄåpatadvai ³Ù°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹á¹� garutmate) BhÄågavata 1.59.9.
2) a crown or crest (with three points).
Derivable forms: ³Ù°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹m (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–मà¥�).
°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (शिà¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�).—mfn.
(-°ì³ó²¹á¸�-°ì³óÄå-°ì³ó²¹á¹�) Three-crested, three-headed. n.
(-°ì³ó²¹á¹�) 1. A crest, a tiara with three points. 2. A trident, a three pronged spear. m.
(-°ì³ó²¹á¸�) The son of Ravana, a demon with three heads. E. tri three, and Å›¾±°ì³óÄå a crest.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�).—[adjective] = seq.; [neuter] trident.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³óÄå (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤–ा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—ParibhÄåá¹£enduÅ›ekharaá¹Ä«kÄå by Laká¹£mÄ«ná¹›siṃha. Hz. 251.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) °Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�):—[=tri-Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹] [from tri] mf(Äå)n. three-pointed, trident-shaped, [BhÄågavata-purÄåṇa iii, v f.]
2) [v.s. ...] three-flamed, [Harivaṃśa 12292]
3) [v.s. ...] = -Å›Äåkha, [²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ i; Harivaṃśa; Pañcatantra i, 15, 24/25; iv, 4, 4/5]
4) [v.s. ...] m. = -Å›Äåkha-pattra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a Raká¹£as, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Indra in TÄåmasa’s Manv-antara, [BhÄågavata-purÄåṇa viii, 1]
7) [v.s. ...] n. a trident, [KathÄåsaritsÄågara lv, ci, cvii]
8) [v.s. ...] a three-pointed tiara, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄåyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary°Õ°ù¾±Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹ (तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¶à¤¿à¤�):—[tri-Å›¾±°ì³ó²¹] (°ì³ó²¹á¸�) 1. m. The son of RÄåvana. n. A crest; a trident. a. Three-crested, three-headed.
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