Dhvankshi, Dhvāṃkṣin, Dhvāṅkṣī, Dhvāṃkṣī, Dhvamkshi, Dhvāṅkṣin, Dhvamkshin, Dhvankshin: 2 definitions
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Dhvankshi 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 terms Dhvāṃkṣin and Dhvāṅkṣī and Dhvāṃkṣī and Dhvāṅkṣin can be transliterated into English as Dhvamksin or Dhvamkshin or Dhvanksi or Dhvankshi or Dhvamksi or Dhvamkshi or Dhvanksin or Dhvankshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramDhvāṃkṣī (ध्वांक्षी) refers to one of the eight Yoginīs (yoginī-aṣṭaka) associated with Tisrapīṭha (located in the ‘end of sound’—nādānta), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Yoginīs (yoginyaṣṭaka): Rākṣasī, Ghoraraktākṣī, Viśvarūpī, Bhayaṃkarī, Dhvāṃkṣī, Raudravetālī, Śuṣkāṅgī, Narabhojanī
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhvāṅkṣī (ध्वाङ्क्षी):—[from dhvāṅkṣa > dhvāṅkṣ] f. a [particular] medicinal plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dhvankshika.
Ends with: Vrishabhadhvamkshi, Vrishadhvankshi.
Full-text: Vrishadhvankshi, Vrishabhadhvamkshi, Dhvankshika, Narabhojani, Raudravetali, Rakshasi, Shushkangi, Ghoraraktakshi, Vishvarupi, Bhayamkari, Vishvarupini.
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