The Sanskrit terms Bhūtāvēśa and Bhūtāveśa can be transliterated into English as Bhutavesa or Bhutavesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Bhūtāveśa (भूतावेश) refers to “elemental penetration”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—As the neophant experiences the penetration (āveśa) of the six states that correspond to the six parts of the path, he rises in six stages through the hierarchy of principles ranging from the gross element Earth up to the Transmental, and so attains to the fullness and source of the Command. The six are as follows: [1) Bhūta (Elemental): This is the Path of the Worlds. The corresponding penetration (bhūtāveśa) takes place when the five gross elements, starting with Earth, penetrate the initiate., ...]

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bhūtāvēśa (भूतावेश).—m (S) Occupation or possession by an evil spirit.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhūtāveśa (भूतावेश).—demoniac possession.

Derivable forms: bhūtāveśaḥ (भूतावेशः).

Bhūtāveśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and āveśa (आवेश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūtāveśa (भूतावेश).—m.

(-śaḥ) Possession by a devil or evil spirit. E. bhūta a goblin, and āveśa entrance.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūtāveśa (भूतावेश):—[from bhūta > bhū] m. demoniac possession, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūtāveśa (भूतावेश):—[bhūtā+veśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Possession by the devil or an evil spirit.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhutavesha in German

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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: Avesha, Bhuta.

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