Nilatantra, Nīlatantra, Nila-tantra, Nilatamtra: 6 definitions
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Nilatantra 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Sacred Texts: Hymns to the GoddessNīlatantra (नीलतन्त्र) is the name of a work.—The Matsyasūkta, Tārārṇava, and Nīla Tantras deal with particulars or Tārā or Tāriṇī, one of the Mahāvidyā, whose bīja is Hrīm Strīm, Hūm (Kurccha), Phat. She is called Nīlasarasvatī, because She playfully gives the power of speech. She is called Tārā on account of her being deliverer or saviour (tārakatvāt). She gives both pleasure (sukha) and liberation (mokṣa). She is called also Ugratārā, because She saves from formidable and horrible calamities. Ṛṣi Vasiṣṭha [Vaśiṣṭha] is said to have cursed this vidyā, and then raised the curse so that siddhi might be gained from Her by japa of the Bīja Hrīm, Strīm, Hūm, Phat, after which She again became glorious.
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 CatalogorumNīlatantra (नीलतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—tantra. L. 215. 463. B. 4, 258. Tu7b. 11 ([fragmentary]). Kāṭm. 12. Quoted in Tantrasāra Oxf. 95^a, in Śāktānandataraṅgiṇī Oxf. 104^a, in Tārārahasyavṛtti Bik. 618, in Āgamatattvavilāsa, Prāṇatoṣiṇī p. 2. Bṛhat L. 1655. Np. Iii, 114. Mahānīlatantra. L. 235. Mentioned in Prāṇatoṣiṇī p. 2. Nīlatantre Tārāṣṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlatantra (नीलतन्त्र):—[=nīla-tantra] [from nīla > nīl] n. Name of a Tantra.
[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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNīlataṃtra (ನೀಲತಂತ್ರ):—[noun] name of a work on architecture.
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: Nila, Tantra.
Ends with: Brihannilatantra, Mahanilatantra.
Full-text: Brihannilatantra, Mahanilatantra, Tarashtaka, Shatkona, Phalashloka, Tararnava, Tara, Nilasarasvati, Tarini, Ugratara, Matsyasukta, Matsyasuktatantra, Tarakatvat, Tararnavatantra.
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