The Sanskrit term Abhiśoka can be transliterated into English as Abhisoka or Abhishoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Abhiśokā (अभिशोका) (or Śokā) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Śokacinta forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vākcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vākcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Śokā] and Vīras are reddish madder in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiśoka (अभिशोक).—

1) Intense grief.

2) Warmth; ardour (Ved.); यदि शोको यदि वाऽभिशोको (yadi śoko yadi vā'bhiśoko) Av.1.25.3.

Derivable forms: abhiśokaḥ (अभिशोकः).

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

Abhiśoka (अभिशोक):—[=abhi-śoka] [from abhi-śuc] m. ardour, [Atharva-veda i, 25, 3.]

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

Abhiśoka (अभिशोक):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-kaḥ) (ved.) (Probably.) Excessive grief; Atharv.: yadi śoko yadi vābhiśoko yadi vā rājño varuṇasyāsi putraḥ . hrūḍurnāmāsi haritasya deva sa naḥ saṃvidvānpari vṛṅdha takman. E. abhi and śoka.

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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: Shoka, Abhi, Coka.

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