Abhirakshita, Abhirakṣita: 4 definitions

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Abhirakshita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Abhirakṣita can be transliterated into English as Abhiraksita or Abhirakshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Abhirakṣita (अभिरक्षित) refers to “protection”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 6.28-32ab, while describing the śaśimaṇḍala]—“[The Mantrin] should write the name [of the afflicted] in the middle of a great wheel [that] has sixteen petals. [He] adorns [the wheel] with the sixteen vowels, and encloses it with the mantra using the ādyanta pattern. The Mantrin should draw, as before, the jīva in the middle of saḥ, etc., protected at the end (abhirakṣitavarṇāntenābhirakṣitam) with the covering [i.e., the mantra]. The amṛteśa-mantra envelops [him] on all sides, at each syllable, in the middle of all petals, in the middle of the lunar orb. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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[«previous next»] — Abhirakshita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhirakṣita (अभिरक्षित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Guarded, preserved, kept. E. abhi, and rakṣita preserved.

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

1) Abhirakṣita (अभिरक्षित):—[=abhi-rakṣita] [from abhi-rakṣ] mfn. protected, preserved, guarded

2) [v.s. ...] governed, commanded, [Bhagavad-gītā etc.]

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

Abhirakṣita (अभिरक्षित):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-taḥ-tā-tam) Protected, guarded, ruled, governed; e. g. Bhagavadg.: aparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam; or Draupadisway.: prayātāste…dakṣiṇapañcālāndrupadenābhirakṣitān. E. rakṣ with abhi, kṛt aff. kta-

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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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