The Sanskrit term Vṛkṣanātha can be transliterated into English as Vrksanatha or Vrikshanatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Vṛkṣanātha (वृक्षनाथ) (lit. “the Lord of the Tree”) embodies an important development in the image and form of the First Siddha (ādinātha). He is totally unknown to the Kubjikāmatatantra. Nonetheless, he appears frequently in the subsequent Kubjikā Tantras as an original founder figure. [...] The birth and exploits of Vṛkṣanātha are described for the first time in the Kularatnoddyota but there he is rarely called by his homonym Ciñciṇīnātha or Ciñciṇīśa. Vṛkṣanātha is the ‘Lord of the Tree’ because he is associated with the Kramamaṇḍala, which is the Maṇḍala of the Tree (vṛkṣamaṇḍala) and the Tree of Brahmā. More specifically, his name suggests his association with the seed-syllable Navātman which is called the Tree because of the resemblance its written form has to an inverted tree. Outwardly, he is associated with the tamarind tree in which Kubjikā, the Goddess of the Tamarind (Ciñcādevī or Ciñciṇī) resides.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vṛkṣanātha (वृक्षनाथ).—the fig-tree.

Derivable forms: vṛkṣanāthaḥ (वृक्षनाथः).

Vṛkṣanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛkṣa and nātha (नाथ).

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

Vṛkṣanātha (वृक्षनाथ).—m.

(-thaḥ) The Indian-fig tree. E. vṛkṣa a tree, and nātha lord.

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

Vṛkṣanātha (वृक्षनाथ):—[=vṛkṣa-nātha] [from vṛkṣa] m. ‘lord of trees’, the Indian fig-tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vṛkṣanātha (वृक्षनाथ):—[vṛkṣa-nātha] (thaḥ) 1. m. Indian fig tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vrikshanatha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vriksha, Natha.

Starts with: Vrikshanathaka.

Ends with: Shrivrikshanatha.

Full-text (+117): Virukkanatan, Virutcanatam, Cincisha, Kanishtholi, Divyasamudbhava, Cincadevi, Shrishailadri, Shrivrikshanatha, Kshititala, Patalamula, Malayagirivara, Tridashapati, Purnacala, Malayagiri, Bhujagapati, Shrikamakhya, Shailadri, Saptapatala, Talanilaya, Tridashapatipura.

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