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Shabdavacya, Ś岹峦ⲹ, Shabda-vacya: 2 definitions

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Shabdavacya 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 Ś岹峦ⲹ can be transliterated into English as Sabdavacya or Shabdavacya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shabdavachya.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Ś岹峦ⲹ (शब्दवाच्�) refers to “being denoted by (such) terms�, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 22.17ab]—“Then, that which is Śiva, that domain that consists of nothing but consciousness and is named Paramaśiva, which is denoted by such terms (ś岹峦ⲹ) as ū貹, which has been previously explained. Together with visarga, fused with highest truth together with [the highest level of mantra] ܲԳśپ, which is the highest autonomy. By means of that bliss of the nectar of Śiva, which has been obtained by firmly settling oneself in the practice of the third seed (sa)�.

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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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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tājika Astrology

Ś岹峦ⲹ (शब्दवाच्�) refers to the “denotation of (technical) terms�, according to the first chapter of the ⲹԲٲԲ—a nibandha or meta-commentary drawing on many important expositions of Tājika or Perso-Arabic astrology.—Accordingly, “The word Tājika denotes (ś岹峦ⲹ) the treatise composed by Yavanācārya in the Persian language (ī) [pārasyā bhāṣayā], comprising one area of astrology and having for its outcome the prediction of the various kinds of results of annual [horoscopy] and so on. That same treatise was rendered into the Sanskrit language by those born after him, Samarasiṃha and other Brahmans versed in grammar, and that [work], too, is denoted by the word Tājika�.

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Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� 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.

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