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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kādya (काद्य) refers to a “skull”, 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, “The auspicious Uḍumaṅgalyā in the west has six faces and eight arms and is auspicious. She is beautiful, her hair is dishevelled and she is adorned with all the ornaments. She holds an ascetic’s staff, a javelin, a cup and double-headed drum in her right hands, (and) a skull (kādya), a bow and sword along with a severed head in the left. She sits on a ghost and, when worshipped, she destroys the enemy”.

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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.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

Kādya (काद्य) (or Kapāla) refers to a “skull”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult. Accordingly, “O goddess, Svacchanda is in the middle, within the abode of the triangle. Very powerful, he has five faces with three times five flaming eyes. [...] O fair lady, my attributes—trident, dagger, sword, the king of the snakes, and rosary—adorn the right (arms). O beloved, a skull, double-headed drum, javelin, noose and goad—(these) are my divine, brilliant and very auspicious weapons that (are held) in the left (hands). The king of snakes (hangs) on the shoulder and a garland of skulls [i.e., kādya-mālā] hangs (from the neck). There is a necklace of scorpions around the throat and the ears are adorned with snakes. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kaḍyā (कड्या).—m A yellow flower-shrub or the seed of it. 2 Another plant and its fruit. 3 A soldering iron.

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kāḍyā (काड्या).—f pl of kāḍī An article somewhat resembling a toast pin, composed of little silver spikes to hold viḍā &c.)

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaḍya (ಕಡ್ಯ):—[noun] a weapon with a long blade fixed in a hilt with a guard for the hand, used for cutting or thrusting; a sword.

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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)

Starts with: kadyagama, Kadyahura, Kadyakhara, Kadyala, Kadyalem, Kadyamala, Kadyanag, Kadyanca Lagama, Kadyastra.

Ends with: Aikadya, Kanakadya, Khandakadya, Lakadya, Lukadya, Marakadya, Rathakadya, Tukadya, Tupakadya, Vishkadya.

Full-text (+5): Rathakadya, Rathakatya, Mejoti, Landaga, Kerasuni, Kadyastra, Kadadana, Kadi, Khaja, Mahabhima, Bahvi, Sukarasana, Naraca, Nadamangalya, Mala, Khajavaktra, Sukara, Dashabahu, Dashabahvi, Kapala.

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