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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Phalotpatti (फलोत्पत्ति) refers to “producing fruit” (after the sowing of seeds), according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā..—Accordingly, “(Giving this knowledge) to one who has no initiation, no hereafter, lineage, transmission of the teachers, no worship of the Kulakrama and is devoid of the Convention of the Flower and that of the purification of the teachers is like sowing the seeds of wheat, lentils and the like on barren ground, that is, on stones. It bears no fruit (phalotpatti—phalotpattirna bhavati). Or else, it is like the flower (of menses). [...]”.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phalōtpatti (फलोत्पत्ति).—f (S Springing forth of fruit.) Profit, gain, benefit resulting, advantage emergent.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Phalotpatti (फलोत्पत्ति).—f.

1) production of fruit.

2) profit, gain.

-ttiḥ the mango tree (sometimes written phalotpati in this sense).

Derivable forms: phalotpattiḥ (फलोत्पत्तिः).

Phalotpatti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and utpatti (उत्पत्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Phalotpatti (फलोत्पत्ति) or Phalotpati.—m. (-tiḥ or tti) The mango. f.

(-ttiḥ) Production of fruit. E. phala fruit, ut over, pati ruler; or phalāya utpattirasya .

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

Phalotpatti (फलोत्पत्ति):—[from phala > phal] f. production of fruit, profit, gain, advantage, [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Phalotpatti (फलोत्पत्ति):—[phalo+tpatti] (ttiḥ) 2. m. The mango.

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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: Utpatti, Phala.

Full-text: Phalotpati, Palorpati.

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