Khagati, Kha-gati: 5 definitions
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Khagati 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: ManthanabhairavatantramKhagati (खगति) refers to “sky-faring”, 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 Śāmbhava Command, very blissful [i.e., susaṃtuṣṭā], has entered the Western House. The mobile and immobile (universe) is Stillness (nirācāra), the essence of which is bliss and consciousness. (Bhairava the) Sky-farer is beyond the energy of the Void (khakalā). Within the Sky-farer is the Mistress of the Sky-farer (Khageśvarī). She is the sky-faring [i.e., khagati] of the Sky-farers. (She is) Kaulinī who, beyond the Void, is established in the Void. (The goddess continued): [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhagati (खगति).—f.
1) flight in the air.
2) the motion of a planet.
3) a metre of 4 x 16 syllables.
Derivable forms: khagatiḥ (खगतिः).
Khagati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kha and gati (गति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhagati (खगति):—[=kha-gati] [from kha] f. ‘flight in the air’, a metre of 4 x 16 syllables.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Khagatita.
Full-text: Svagati.
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Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 45 < [Section 7]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 82 - Hymn of purification (vyapohana-stava) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]