Maheshvaritantra, śīٲԳٰ, Maheshvari-tantra: 4 definitions
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Maheshvaritantra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 śīٲԳٰ can be transliterated into English as Mahesvaritantra or Maheshvaritantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shai)śīٲԳٰ (माहेश्वरीतन्त्र) refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the Ѳ峾ǰṣa-ղԳٰ, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.—The catalogue includes the term—Māheśvarī-tantra in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).

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.
India history and geography
: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga SadhanaśīٲԳٰ (माहेश्वरीतन्त्र) is the name of a Tantra mentioned in association with the Saundaryalaharī and Vāmakeśvara-tantra and a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमले� पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the माहेश्वरीतन्त्रम् [śīٲԳٰ] or माहेश्वरी-तन्त्र [śī-ٲԳٰ].

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumśīٲԳٰ (माहेश्वरीतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Mentioned Oxf. 109^a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryśīٲԳٰ (माहेश्वरीतन्त्र):—[=śī-ٲԳٰ] [from māheśvarī > māhā] n. Name of a Tantra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Partial matches: Maheshvari, Tantra.
Full-text: Maheshvari.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 292 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)
Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
The Sixty-four Tantras and Sixty-four Arts < [Chapter 7 - Philosophical aspects in Saundaryalahari]
The Shakta Tantras < [Chapter 5 - Shakta-Tantras—Saundaryalahari as an epitome of Shaktism]