Pramatritva, Pramātṛtva, Pramatri-tva: 3 definitions

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Pramatritva 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 Pramātṛtva can be transliterated into English as Pramatrtva or Pramatritva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Pramatritva in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Pramātṛtva (प्रमातृत्व) refers to “subjectivity”, according to Abhinavagupta’s Mālinīvijayavārtika:—[...] The sixteen phases [i.e., ( complete subjectivity (pūrṇa-pramātṛtva) non-distinction (between objects) (avyvaccheda) ...] leading to the perception of any object, if correctly and fully experienced, culminate in the liberated condition of the sixteenth phase, which is equated with the sixteenth energy of the Moon. [...] To the degree in which objectivity (meyamaya) is made manifest in this way, sixteen-fold, that is said to be the Moon of consciousness (vijñāna) considered to be the basic state (sthiti) of the sixteen energies.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pramatritva in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pramātṛtva (प्रमातृत्व):—[=pra-mātṛ-tva] [from pra-mātṛ > pra-mā] n., [Śaṃkarācārya]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pramatritva in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pramātṛtva (ಪ್ರಮಾತೃತ್ವ):—[noun] the quality or condition of having correction notion, right idea, true knowledge, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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