In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय) refers to “disturbed senses”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as Ṛṣi Vyāsa said: “I am a Brahmin and a Ṛṣi. I am Vyāsa, a companion of the gods. I am a soul frightened by the fear of transmigratory existence. I am an insensitive fool. I was born in the Middle Country (madhyadeśa). (I am) distressed and (my) senses are disturbed [i.e., vikalendriya]. O goddess, I am Vyāsa. The goddess is Nature (and (I am) under the control of Nature. O Bhairavī, by prostrating fully (before you) (I take) your refuge. Impart all the teaching, the initiation and the transmission of the Command (ājñākrama) to me. [...]”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय) refers to “imperfect senses” (i.e., less than five senses), according to Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “In one minute living being there are organisms infinite times the emancipated souls. Thus the entire universe is densely filled with one-sensed beings with no interspace. To become a being with more than one sense is as difficult as finding out a very small piece of diamond buried in the sands of an ocean. Even among these most of them are endowed with imperfect senses (vikalendriya) (i.e. less than five senses). Hence birth as a five-sensed being is as rare as gratitude among the good qualities. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vikalēndriya (विकलेंद्रिय).—a S That is deficient in, or that has a defective, sense or organ of sense.

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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

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय).—a. having impaired or defective organs of sense.

Vikalendriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vikala and indriya (इन्द्रिय).

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

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Having any of the organs of sense impaired or defective. E. vikala, and indriya an organ.

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

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय).—[adjective] deficient in organs of sense.

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

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय):—[=vi-kalendriya] [from vi-kala] mfn. having impaired or defective organs of sense, [Manu-smṛti viii, 66.]

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

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय):—[vikale+ndriya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Having defective organs.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vikalendriya (विकलेन्द्रिय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vigaliṃdiya.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vikaḷēṃdriya (ವಿಕಳೇಂದ್ರಿಯ):—

1) [noun] any organ of the body that has lost its vitality and become non-functional.

2) [noun] (jain.) a being having one, two, three or four sense organs.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Indriya, Vi, Vikala.

Full-text: Vikalanga, Vigalimdiya, Vikala.

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