The Sanskrit term Kulapañcāśikā can be transliterated into English as Kulapancasika or Kulapancashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kulapanchashika.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kulapañcāśikā (कुलपञ्चाशिका) is an unpublished text which, like the Kaulajñānanirṇaya, is attributed to Matsyendranātha and similarly teaches secrecy. There the goddess asks why those ‘great heroes’ who reside and move around at night in cremation grounds do not always manage to unite with the Yoginīs there.—The Kulapañcāśikā is quoted by Kṣemarāja in his commentary on the Netratantra 8.28 (= Kulapañcāśikā 3.7-8) and on Śivasūtra 3.26 (= Kulapañcāśikā 3.19).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Kulapañcāśikā (कुलपञ्चाशिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Kṣemarāja. Hall. p. 198.

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

Kulapañcāśikā (कुलपञ्चाशिका):—[=kula-pañcāśikā] [from kula] f. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kulapancashika 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pancashika, Kula.

Full-text (+10): Srij, Yoginimelaka, Paryatana, Pujadhyana, Shmashananilaya, Mahavira, Khadga, Khadgahasta, Melaka, Pratishthita, Atigupta, Samvrita, Trikala, Avyaktalingin, Samvritacara, Vyaktalingin, Akarshana, Vratacarya, Melapaka, Samyagjnana.

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