Mamsabhakshana, Māṃsabhakṣaṇa, Mamsa-bhakshana: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Māṃsabhakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Mamsabhaksana or Mamsabhakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsMāṃsabhakṣaṇa (मांसभक्षण) refers to “eating meat”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[...] He should treat [all phenomena] as one, not as separate. He should not drink [alcohol] or eat meat (māṃsabhakṣaṇa) idly [with no ritual purpose]. He should not drink wine without first purifying it [with mantras], and he should consume meat after he has purified it with that [wine]. He should not answer the call of nature, should not sip water, etc., while reciting mantras or in an assembly. If he does so out of folly, the curse of the Yoginīs will fall on him. [...]”.
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraMāṃsabhakṣaṇa (मांसभक्षण) refers to “eating (cooked) meat” (in dreams), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.21-27, while describing inauspicious dreams]—“[...] [He dreams of] the destruction of houses, palaces, beds, clothes, and seats; defeat of oneself in battle and theft of ones things. [He] ascends or is amongst donkeys, camels, dogs, jackals, and herons, vultures, and cranes. [He rides on] buffalos, owls, and crows, eats cooked meat (māṃsabhakṣaṇa—bhakṣaṇaṃ pakvamāṃsasya), [wears a] red garland, and ointment for the body. [...]”
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṃsabhakṣaṇa (मांसभक्षण):—[=māṃsa-bhakṣaṇa] [from māṃsa > māṃs] n. eating fl° or animal food
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 corpusMāṃsabhakṣaṇa (ಮಾಂಸಭಕ್ಷಣ):—[noun] an eating of meat or flesh.
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: Bhakshana, Mamsa.
Starts with: Mamsabhakshanadipika.
Full-text: Mamsabhakshanadipika, Mamsa, Bhakshana, Kantara, Stuti.
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