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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Dehapāta (देहपात) refers to the “fall of the body”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī III.2.12.—Accordingly, “But at the fall of the body (dehapāta), there is only one essence: the Supreme Lord. Thus, who could enter (/immerse), where and how?”.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dēhapāta (देहपात).—m (S) The falling off of the body, dissolution.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dehapāta (देहपात).—death.

Derivable forms: dehapātaḥ (देहपातः).

Dehapāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deha and pāta (पात).

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

Dehapāta (देहपात):—[=deha-pāta] [from deha] m. ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) ‘decay of the b°’, death.

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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: Deha, Paata, Pata.

Starts with: Dehapatana.

Full-text: Pata, Apabhramsha, Yogakhyana.

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