Shatkona, 峁峁璳艒峁嘺, 峁峁璳辞峁嘺, Shash-kona: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 峁峁璳艒峁嘺 and 峁峁璳辞峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Satkona or Shatkona, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) 峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ) refers to a 鈥渉exagram鈥�, according to the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩, an expansion of the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(The sacred seats located) in the south, north and centre are triangular, semicircular, and square (respectively). There is a hexagram [i.e., 峁峁璳辞峁嘺] in the front part (of Kail膩艣a). Know the energies (to be as follows). The four, the letters A and the others, are in the middle of the sacred seat of the Earth. There are four in the triangle, four belong to the Half Moon, (and four are) in K膩mar奴pa. The four seed-syllables of the sacred seats are below, above, to the left and the right鈥�.
2) 峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ) is the name of a sacred place classified as an Upadv膩ra, 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.鈥擳he eight seats are the main group of eight groups [i.e., 峁峁璳辞峁嘺] of eight types of sacred sites. The figure sixty-four is a common ideal number as it is often configured into eight groups of eight.
: Sacred Texts: Hymns to the Goddess峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ) [=峁迟办辞峁嘺?] refers to 鈥渢wo superimposed triangles (making a star)鈥�.鈥擳he Matsyas奴kta, T膩r膩r峁嘺va, and N墨la Tantras deal with particulars or T膩r膩 or T膩ri峁嚹�, one of the Mah膩vidy膩, whose b墨ja is Hr墨m Str墨m, 贬奴尘 (Kurccha), Phat. She is called N墨lasarasvat墨, because She playfully gives the power of speech. She is called T膩r膩 on account of her being deliverer or saviour (迟腻谤补办补迟惫腻迟). She gives both pleasure (sukha) and liberation (尘辞办峁). [...] There is also a Tantra (t膩r膩-峁迟办辞峁嘺) of two superimposed triangles, making a star.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa (p)峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ) refers to the 鈥渉exagon seat鈥�, and is mentioned in the meditation on Garu岣峚 in the 笔补帽肠补产丑奴迟补尘补峁囜笉补濒补, according to the second chapter of the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩 (Toxicology).鈥擜ccordingly, text text dictates that a Garu岣峚-up膩saka, the aspirant, must meditate on Garu岣峚 of the following form鈥擳he K膩艣yapasa峁僪it膩 describes the different forms of Garu岣峚 in the five 产丑奴迟补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补蝉 on which the aspirant has to meditate upon to cure the snake-bite victim from the poison which could have killed him. Garu岣峚 as the V膩yu element, the lord of air, is black in colour and is seated in a hexagon (峁峁璳辞峁嘺) with bindu.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ) refers to a 鈥渉exagonal shape鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly: [while explaining the body circle (办腻测补肠补办谤补)]: 鈥淸...] He should push [the obstacle demons by means of the stakes] into the directions starting with the east inside the adamantine cage. The adamantine ground should be underneath. A net of arrows is [placed] above. Moreover, there are an adamantine fence, [an adamantine] canopy, and the 诲丑补谤尘辞诲补测腻 (鈥渙rigin of phenomenal existences鈥�) inside. It is triangle, [the second one is] square, and [the third one is] pentagonal [in shape]. He should also visualize a hexagonal (峁峁璳辞峁嘺) one, [the fourth one]. He should arrange them all in sequence corresponding to the order of the four layers. [...]鈥�.
: academia.edu: Elements of Newar Buddhist Art (EB)峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ) refers to a 鈥渉exagonal double triangle鈥� and corresponds to the Buddhist Evam (symbolizing the 鈥渘on-dual unity鈥�) (Cf. 贰办腻谤补).鈥擳he interlocking double triangles motif was actually known to the Buddhist as evam or 别惫补峁僰腻谤补, signifying non-dual unity of the female principle e and the male principle vam, a syllabic letter in ancient Indian scripts which was visualized as an upright triangle. Although such a hexagonal double triangle is known to Hindus as 峁峁璳辞峁嘺, Buddhists preferred to call it evam. Buddhist texts often begins with the word evam as in the mantra like phrase evam may膩 艣rutam鈥斺�渢hus I have heard鈥�. The representation of interlocking double triangles is based on the esoteric interpretation of this phrase.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English峁峁璳艒峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ).鈥�m A sexangle. a Sexangular.
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峁峁璳艒峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ).鈥�m 峁峁玨艒峁嚹乲峁泃颈 f Hexagon.
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峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ).鈥�a.
-峁峁璳辞峁嘺 hexangular. (-峁嘺尘) 1 a hexagon.
峁峁璳辞峁嘺 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 峁峁� and 办辞峁嘺 (啶曕啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ).鈥攏.
(-峁嘺峁�) 1. A hexagon, a six-angled figure. 2. The thunderbolt of Indra. E. 峁峁� six, 办辞峁嘺 a corner.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ):鈥擺=峁峁�-办辞峁嘺] [from 峁峁� > 峁峁�] mfn. six-angled
2) [v.s. ...] n. a six-angled figure, [R膩mat膩pan墨ya-upani峁d; Pa帽car膩tra]
3) [v.s. ...] the thunderbolt of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a diamond, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the sixth astrological house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ):鈥擺峁-峁齑轻箛a] (峁嘺峁�) 1. n. The thunderbolt of Indra; a hexagon.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary峁峁璳辞峁嘺 (啶粪啷嵿啷嬥ぃ):鈥攏. a hexagon;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sat, Kona, Caya.
Starts with: Shatkonacakra, Shatkonakumbha, Shatkonam.
Full-text: Shatkonakumbha, Shatkonam, Shatkon, Shatkonacakra, Vayu, Vimala, Evam, Evamkara, Anahata.
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