The Sanskrit term Candragṛha can be transliterated into English as Candragrha or Candragriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chandragriha.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Candragṛha (चन्द्रगृह) (also Candrapurī) refers to the “house of the moon” symbolzing Santānabhuvana of triangular shape, according to variant manuscript editions of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The Trikūṭa (Triple Peak) is situated twelve aṅgulas fingers above it, formed by the base of the pyramid, which marked out at the three corners by the three kūṭas. The Santānabhuvana which is of triangular shape, is bordered by the three peaks of the Trikūṭa (Triple Peak). In other words, the Santānabhuvana is located between the three peaks. The Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā identifies this triangle with the whole of the Western Tradition (paścimāmnāya), as the House of the Moon (candragṛha). It is also called Candrapurī as is the Triangle described in chapter three of the Kumārikākhaṇḍa.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Candragṛha (चन्द्रगृह).—the fourth sign of the zodiac, Cancer.

Derivable forms: candragṛham (चन्द्रगृहम्).

Candragṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and gṛha (गृह).

context information

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

Caṃdragṛha (ಚಂದ್ರಗೃಹ):—[noun] = ಚಂದ್ರಶಾಲೆ [camdrashale].

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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: Griha, Candra.

Full-text: Candrapuri, Pitta, Tamori, Lakulin, Shleshma, Kalanala, Nishatana, Bhrigu, Vata, Samana.

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