Krishnapingala, Kṛṣṇapiṅgala, Krishna-pingala: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇapiṅgala can be transliterated into English as Krsnapingala or Krishnapingala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKṛṣṇapiṅgalā (कृष्णपिङ्गला) refers to the “black and brown” form of the Goddess, according to the Kularatnoddyota (chapter 9).—We are told in the Kularatnoddyota that prior to the goddess’s incarnation in the nineteenth kalpa as Dakṣa’s daughter, she will come into the world to kill the demons Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa. Then as Durgā and Kātyāyaṇī in “a black and brown (kṛṣṇapiṅgalā)” form she will slay Mahiṣa, the king of the demons. She then appears again in the end of the Dvāpara Age, as described in the Purāṇas, to slay the evil king Kaṃsa and thereby save the newly-born Kṛṣṇa. Again, the Jayadrathayāmala says practically the same, identifying the goddess of the nineteenth and last age as Bhadrakālī.
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 dictionaryKṛṣṇapiṅgala (कृष्णपिङ्गल).—a. dark-brown.
-lā Name of Durgā.
Kṛṣṇapiṅgala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and piṅgala (पिङ्गल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇapiṅgalā (कृष्णपिङ्गला).—f.
(-lā) A name of Durga. E. kṛṣṇa black, and piṅgala tawny; being of such a colour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇapiṅgala (कृष्णपिङ्गल).—adj., f. lā, of a fuscous colour.
Kṛṣṇapiṅgala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and piṅgala (पिङ्गल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛṣṇapiṅgala (कृष्णपिङ्गल):—[=kṛṣṇa-piṅgala] [from kṛṣṇa] mf(ā)n. dark-brown in colour, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 69, 14]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, and m. [plural] his descendants [gana] upakādi
3) Kṛṣṇapiṅgalā (कृष्णपिङ्गला):—[=kṛṣṇa-piṅgalā] [from kṛṣṇa-piṅgala > kṛṣṇa] f. Name of the goddess Durgā, [Mahābhārata vi, 796.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṛṣṇapiṅgalā (कृष्णपिङ्गला):—[kṛṣṇa-piṅgalā] (lā) 1. f. Durgā.
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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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Partial matches: Krishna, Pinkala, Pingala.
Full-text: Mahisha, Katyayani, Bhadrakali, Munda, Canda.
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