Alternative spellings of this word include Chakravartitva.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Cakravartitva (चक्रवर्तित्व) refers to the “state of having universal sovereignty over the earth”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “Therefore the King who worships this [Yantra] being imbued with devotion will very quickly obtain Universal Sovereignty over the Earth (cakravartitva). The King, his attendants or ministers or others, wishing the benefit of the King, should all worship this supreme [Yantra]”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Cakravartitva (चक्रवर्तित्व):—[=cakra-varti-tva] [from cakra-vartin > cakra] n. idem, [Harivaṃśa 8815.]

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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

Cakravartitva (ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿತ್ವ):—[noun] the office, status of or fact of being, an emperor.

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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: Tva, Cakravartin.

Full-text: Cakreshatva, Cakripada, Cakravartita.

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