Kanyasa: 9 definitions

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Kanyasa 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

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kanyasa (कन्यस) refers to the “youngest”, 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, “Assuming the supreme form, the Transmission arises threefold. In the youngest lineage [i.e., kanyasa-ūlī], the Transmission of the Child, Kujā is Mālinī herself. That great mother is enveloped by the twenty-seven depositions. The goddess Tripurā is in the midst of the Transmission of the Youth. She is the goddess who resides in the middle lineage and is the bliss of the pulsation (of consciousness). She is Kuleśvarī enveloped by the twenty-seven depositions. [...]”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kanyasa (कन्यस).—The youngest brother.

-sā The little finger

-sī The youngest sister.

Derivable forms: kanyasaḥ (कन्यसः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kanyasa (कन्यस).—m.

(-saḥ) 1. A younger brother. f.

(-sā) The little finger: see kaniṣṭha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kanyasa (कन्यस).—i. e. kanyaṃs (for kanīyaṃs) + a, adj., f. , Younger, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 33, 10.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kanyasa (कन्यस):—[from kana] mf(ā and ī)n. younger, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] smaller, the smallest, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

3) Kanyasā (कन्यसा):—[from kanyasa > kana] f. the little finger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kanyasa (कन्यस):—(saḥ) 1. m. A younger brother. () 1. f. The little finger.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kanyasa (कन्यस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaṇṇasa.

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Kanyasa 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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