Garbhasthana, Garbhasthāna: 5 definitions

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Garbhasthana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Garbhasthana in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Garbhasthāna (गर्भस्थान) refers to the “location of the (triangular) womb” according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while describing Śrīpāda (who is in the ‘threefold’ House of the three lineages) as the supreme form of the teacher]—“[...] If one desires eternal liberation, one should know (him) to be beside (one’s own) venerable teacher. Thus, undivided within oneness is the sixteenth (energy of the Moon) above (the End of the Twelve which is) the location of the (triangular) womb (garbhasthāna) (that contains all the energies of emanation). Free of the plane of the three abodes, (that) subtle (state) is called Śrīpāda.  [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Garbhasthana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

garbhasthāna (गर्भस्थान).—n (S) The womb.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

garbhasthāna (गर्भस्थान).—n The womb.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Garbhasthana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Garbhasthāna (गर्भस्थान):—[=garbha-sthāna] [from garbha] n. = -vasati, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

[Sanskrit to German]

Garbhasthana in German

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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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