Kshobhaka, Kṣobhaka: 6 definitions
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Kshobhaka 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣobhaka can be transliterated into English as Ksobhaka or Kshobhaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kṣobhaka (क्षोभक) refers to the “dynamic” state of Śiva, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—[...] Śiva is regarded as Para-Brahman, the equilibrium of the three guṇas. In this state the Puruṣa exists within Himself as it were and this is also called the state of Prakṛtapralaya. From this state of Unmanifestedness God begins to assert Himself as God and enters into Prakṛti and Puruṣa by His own inner intimate contact. This existence of God may be compared with the sex-impulse in man or woman which exists within them and manifests itself only as a creative impulse although remaining one and the same with them all the while. It is for this reason that God is regarded as both passive (kṣobhya) and dynamic (kṣobhaka). It is therefore said that God behaves as prakṛti. by self contraction and dilatation From the disturbed prakṛti and the puruṣa sprang up the seed of mahat, which is of the nature of both pradhāna and puruṣa.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
1) Kṣobhaka (क्षोभक):—[from kṣubh] mfn. shaking, causing agitation, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa i, 2, 31]
2) [v.s. ...] m. of a mountain in Kāmākhyā (sacred to the goddess Durgā), [Kālikā-purāṇa]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Kṣōbhaka (ಕ್ಷೋಭಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who agitates or stirs.
2) [noun] a man who excites or provokes something, as unrest, passion, etc., esp. in public life.
3) [noun] an apparatus for shaking or mixing liquid etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kṣobhaka (क्षोभक):—adj. inciting wrath; causing anger/agitation;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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