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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Khaṇḍendu (खण्डेन्दु) refers to a “fragment of the moon”, 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, “[...] (8) In the middle of it is the form of light (bhārūpa) which is the power (bala) in the subtle essence (tanmātra) of the Point. One should contemplate that, the Half Moon. It is the illuminator (bhāskara) of the knowledge of the fragment of the moon (khaṇḍendu). ***? Pure, it should be perceived above the Point. [...] (Perfect) contemplation (samādhi) is with (these) sixteen aspects and is (attained) within the form of the sixfold deposition (ṣoḍhānyāsa). He who knows this is (a veritable) Lord of Yogis, the others (who do not) are (just) quoting from books. Once attained the plane that is Void and Non-void, the yogi is freed from bondage”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Khaṇḍendu (खण्डेन्दु).—the crescent moon. °मण्डनः (maṇḍanaḥ) the god Śiva; खण्डे- न्दुमण्डनाचार्यां मण्डनत्वमखण्डितम् (khaṇḍe- ndumaṇḍanācāryāṃ maṇḍanatvamakhaṇḍitam) Rāj. T. 1.28.

Derivable forms: khaṇḍenduḥ (खण्डेन्दुः).

Khaṇḍendu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khaṇḍa and indu (इन्दु).

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

Khaṇḍendu (खण्डेन्दु):—[from khaṇḍa > khaṇḍ] m. ‘defective moon’, the crescent, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

[Sanskrit to German]

Khandendu 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khaṃḍēṃdu (ಖಂಡೇಂದು):—[noun] the moon in a phase when it appears to have one concave edge and one convex edge (as during just after new moon or just before new moon); the crescent mon.

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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: Indu, Khanda, Imtu.

Starts with: Khamdemdudhara, Khamdemdumauli, Khandendumandana.

Full-text: Khandendumandana, Sarvatobhadra, Tanmatra, Bharupa, Bhaskara, Mandana, Khanda.

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