The Sanskrit term Pratyakṣadarśana can be transliterated into English as Pratyaksadarsana or Pratyakshadarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन) refers to “that (vision) which is directly apparent”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “O beloved, one should recollect that you and I are present in the Six Wheels by means of special, individual meditations [i.e., pṛthak-dhyāna-viśeṣaṇa] beginning with the one without form. The supreme form is flawless, pervasive and facing everywhere.  It can be perceived as the bliss of contemplation, the mark of which is supreme bliss. Free of the qualities of form and the rest and devoid of limiting adjuncts and meditation—this, O fair one, is the non-dual vision of you directly apparent [i.e., pratyakṣadarśana]. [...]”.

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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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन) means “seeing with one’s own eyes”, as opposed to seeing in a vision (svapna). A section on such visions appears in the Ṛgveda Āraṇyakas.

India history and geography

Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन) is the second chapter of the Syānandūrapuravarṇana-prabandha by Svāti-Tirunāḷ (1813-1846) (one of the rulers of Travancore) which deals with the different activities of the Thiruvananthapuram Temple, including ceremonies and festivals.—The second chapter, Pratyakṣadarśana, gives an account of the sage moving towards the Ananta forest searching for the boy, and the third chapter, Keśādipādastuti, depicts the sage’s veneration of Padmanābha.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन).—n (S) Witnessing, seeing in person.

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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

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन).—ocular evidence, direct proof.

Derivable forms: pratyakṣadarśanam (प्रत्यक्षदर्शनम्).

Pratyakṣadarśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratyakṣa and darśana (दर्शन).

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Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन).—m. an eyewitness.

Derivable forms: pratyakṣadarśanaḥ (प्रत्यक्षदर्शनः).

Pratyakṣadarśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratyakṣa and darśana (दर्शन). See also (synonyms): pratyakṣadarśin.

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

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन).—m.

(-naḥ) A witness, an eye-witness. E. pratyakṣa what is present, and darśana seeing.

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

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन).—[neuter] the seeing with one’s own eyes, [especially] the power of seeing a god bodily.

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

1) Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन):—[=praty-akṣa-darśana] [from praty-akṣa] n. seeing with one’s own eyes

2) [v.s. ...] the power of discerning (the presence of a god), [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] m. an eye-witness, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pratyakṣadarśana (प्रत्यक्षदर्शन):—[pratyakṣa-darśana] (naḥ) 1. m. Eye-witness.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratyakshadarshana 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.

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Partial matches: Darshana, Pratyaksha.

Full-text: Pratyakshadarshin, Keshadipadastuti, Keshadipada, Syanandurapuravarnana.

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