Balatantra, Bālatantra, Bala-tantra: 8 definitions
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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र) refers to a group of Tantra texts detailing the method of worshiping the Mothers, according to the Devīpurāṇa verse 88.1-3.—Accordingly, “People desiring liberation worship the Mothers by way of the Vedas and the Śaiva Tantric revelation. They are also worshipped in accordance with the Gāruḍatantras, Bhūtatantras, and Bālatantras. Beneficent, they bring all endeavors to fruition, and are like wish-fulfilling jewels. Heretics of the future—[viz.] the Buddhist proponents of Gāruḍa Tantra—will worship them according to their own methods, devoted to their own ways, dear child. They give rewards that accord with any disposition wise people worship them with, whether they be Brahmins or even lowborn outcastes”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBālatantra (बालतन्त्र).—midwifery.
Derivable forms: bālatantram (बालतन्त्रम्).
Bālatantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and tantra (तन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālatantra (बालतन्त्र).—n.
(-ntraṃ) Midwifery, care of a lying-in woman and her child. E. bāla an infant, and tantra rule, management.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. B. 4, 230.
—by Kalyāṇa, son of Mahīdhara. L. 818. K. 214. Peters. 3, 399.
2) Bālātantra (बालातन्त्र):—Mentioned in Āgamatattvavilāsa.
3) Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र):—on childrens diseases, ascribed to Rāvaṇa. Given in 12 chapters in prose, in Cakrapāṇidatta’s Cikitsāsaṃgraha. Calcutta Edition of 1872, p. 466. Often mentioned in other medical works.
Bālatantra has the following synonyms: Kumāratantra.
4) Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र):—med. by Kalyāṇa, son of Mahīdhara. Oudh. Xx, 174. Peters. 4, 40.
5) Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र):—med. by Kalyāṇa, son of Mahīdhara. Ulwar 1645.
6) Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र):—in 14 Paṭala med. by Kalyāṇa, son of Mahīdhara, grandson of Rāmadāsa. Ak 999. As p. 117. Bd. 900. L.. 1181 (breaks off in the ninth Paṭala).
Bālatantra has the following synonyms: Bālacikitsā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bālatantra (बालतन्त्र):—[=bāla-tantra] [from bāla] n. midwifery, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] on m°.
3) Bālātantra (बालातन्त्र):—[=bālā-tantra] [from bāla] n. Name of [work]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālatantra (बालतन्त्र):—[bāla-tantra] (ntraṃ) 1. n. Midwifery.
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Partial matches: Bala, Tantra.
Ends with: Kambalatantra.
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