Alternative spellings of this word include Golakar.

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In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Golākāra (गोलाकार) refers to “the form of a ball”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] Once the Self, both manifest and unmanifest, has been aroused by that, this Śāmbhava (state) of subtle being is confined by it. 1) Thus (the principle) called the Confiner (nairodhika) arose first in the form of a ball (golākāra). [...] This fourfold energy (catuṣkala) of the quaternary beginning with the Transmental has arisen (thus). It is disturbed by (this) Krama Yoga and is the pure Śāmbhava body which has sixteen divisions (formed) by (each) group of four individually”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gōlākāra (गोलाकार).—a (S) Globular.

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

gōlākāra (गोलाकार).—a Globular.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Golākāra (गोलाकार) [Also spelled golakar]:—(a) round; globular; circular.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gōlākāra (ಗೋಲಾಕಾರ):—[noun] the shape that is round or globular.

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Gōḷākāra (ಗೋಳಾಕಾರ):—[noun] the shape that is round or globular.

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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: Gola, Akara.

Starts with: Golakara-koshika.

Ends with: Ardhagolakara.

Full-text: Golakar, Gola, Nairodhika, Navhe, Akara.

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