Kakavat, Kākavat, Kaka-vat: 2 definitions
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Kakavat 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchKākavat (काकवत्) refers to “that which resembles a crow”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] As long as the highest reality is not known, the mind is unrestrainable. However, when the highest reality is known, the mind becomes [still] like a crow [perched] on the mast of a ship (naustambha-kākavat). [...]”.
Note: As has been suggested by Michael Tara (1986: 173 n. 1), the simile may be playing on the fact that a crow perched on a ship in the ocean cannot fly away, so it is restrained, so to speak, like the mind by gnosis of the highest reality. In Sanskrit literature, the crow sometimes represents the wandering spirit. Examples are found in the Śaivāgamas; e.g., Svacchandatantra 6.76c: “He wanders the earth like a crow...”
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKākavat (काकवत्):—[=kāka-vat] [from kāka] ind. like a crow, in the manner of a crow.
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: Kakavatpurti.
Full-text: Nau, Naustambha, Crow, Stambha.
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