Ambikapati, Ambikāpati, Ambika-pati: 6 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAmbikāpati (अम्बिकापति) refers to the “consort of Umā” and represents an epithet of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.41.—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu and others eulogized Śiva:—“[...] obeisance to the giver of pleasure to all-pervasive universal soul, the destroyer of distress; the consort of Umā (i.e., Ambikāpati). Obeisance to the annihilator, the supreme Being in the form of all objects, the great soul who is indistinguishable from the existent and the non-existent, and is the cause of intellect”.
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyAmbikāpati (अम्बिकापति) refers to one of the names for the “sun” [viz., Sūrya], according to the eulogy of the Sun by Manu in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Saurapurāṇa which is purely a Śaivite work, though it purports to be revealed by the Sun, contains some references to practices of Saura Sects, and here and there it identifies Śiva with the Sun. From the eulogy of the Sun by Manu it appears that the sun is the Supreme deity. [...] In another passage Manu while eulogizing the Sun god expresses that the Sun is another form of Lord Śiva. The sun is also stated to be [viz., Ambikāpati] [...].
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmbikāpati (अम्बिकापति).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: ambikāpatiḥ (अम्बिकापतिः).
Ambikāpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ambikā and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): ambikābhartā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ambikāpati (अम्बिकापति):—[=ambikā-pati] [from ambikā > ambā] m. Name of Śiva
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Rudra or Śiva, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Kādambarī etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Ambika, Pati.
Full-text: Ambikabharta, Surya.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
3. Epithets of Rudra-Śiva tracked in the Āraṇyaka literature < [Chapter 6b - Epithets (References)]
1. Rudra-Śiva In The Āraṇyaka Literature < [Chapter 4 - Rudra-Śiva in the Post-Brāhmaṇic Literature]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)