The Sanskrit terms Kṣāmodara and Kṣāmodarā can be transliterated into English as Ksamodara or Kshamodara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kṣāmodarā (क्षामोदरा) refers to “she who has a thin stomach”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “[...] (The gross form has) five faces, ten arms and, pure, it has a smiling face. [...] Her stomach is thin [i.e., kṣāmodarā], navel, deep set and thighs large. (Her) hips and knees are very soft. She has beautiful thighs and red finger (nails) that are very beautiful. She (wears) beautiful cloths, a divine garland and an excellent shawl. (She wears) a necklace made of large gems, bangles on her limbs, anklets and a blazing diadem of rubies (māṇikya). O supreme mistress, adorned with divine rings (on her fingers), she sits on a svastika (as her) seat”.

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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.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Kṣāmodara (क्षामोदर) refers to “slim abdomen” and represents the thirty-sixth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (anuvyañjana) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Kṣāmodara is known as ‘phyal phyang nge ba’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kṣāmodara (क्षामोदर).—Mahāvyutpatti 304, or kṣāma-kukṣi(-tā), Dhar-mas 84, slender-bellied, one of the anuvyañjana, q.v. (No. 36); Lalitavistara instead cāpodara, q.v.; Mahāvastu ii.44.3 mss. corruptly chādoradā, chāto°, Senart em. cāpodarā, but chā-may represent a MIndic form of kṣāma-. Tibetan renders Mahāvyutpatti 304 by phyal phyaṅ ṅe ba, slender-belly.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kshama, Udara.

Full-text: Kshama, Capodara, Anuvyanjana.

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