In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Romāvalī (रोमावली) refers to “one who has a faint auspicious line of hair (on his belly)”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is a Siddha: “There is (an auspicious) line on his foot and (the lines) on his hand (are shaped) like an auspicious lotus. His shoulders are equal as are (his) teeth; his neck and breasts are upraised. Or else he may be bent over. Such a one is part of the Siddha lineage. (His) thigh is (strong as if) issuing from a wheel and he has a faint auspicious line of hair (on his belly) [i.e., romāvalī]. His gait is playful and his body well proportioned. Such is the mark of a Siddha”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Romāvalī (रोमावली) refers to a “line of bodily hair”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] [He should visualize Heruka] [...] The weaponry in the seventy-two hands is thus to be discerned in order. A decoration (headband) made of five hairless heads, an ornament of the six seals, a garland of a hundred hairless heads [as a necklace], sounding armlets and anklets, a garment [made of] some tiger skin, and a romāvalī (or line of bodily hair) are on [his] body. Before him is a great goddess [named] Vajravārāhī, [who is] as previously. [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rōmāvali (रोमावलि).—f (S) The line of hair adown the breast unto the navel. 2 Any line of hair.

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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

Romāvali (रोमावलि) or Romāvalī (रोमावली).—f.

1) a line of hair on the abdomen (above the navel); शिखा धूमस्येयं परिणमति रोमावलिवपुः (śikhā dhūmasyeyaṃ pariṇamati romāvalivapuḥ) K. P.1; रोमराजि (romarāji) also.

2) Puberty.

Derivable forms: romāvaliḥ (रोमावलिः).

Romāvali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms roman and āvali (आवलि). See also (synonyms): romālī.

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

Romāvali (रोमावलि).—f. (-liḥ-lī) A line of hair across the middle of the belly or navel. E. roma and āvalī a line.

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

Romāvalī (रोमावली).—[feminine] = rāmarāji.

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

Romāvalī (रोमावली):—[from roma > roman] f. a line of hair (above the navel ; cf. romālī), [Kāvya literature]

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

Romāvalī (रोमावली):—[romā+valī] (lī) 3. f. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Romavali 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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Rōmāvali (ரோமாவலி) noun < rōmāvali. Line of hair above the navel; கொப்பூழுக்கு மேலுள்ள மயிரொழுங்கு. [koppuzhukku melulla mayirozhungu.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Romāvalī (रोमावली):—n. 1. line of hair extending above the navel; 2. line or collection of hair;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Roman, Avali.

Starts with: Romavalishataka.

Full-text (+2): Romavalishataka, Romali, Lomaraji, Lomali, Lomavali, Naupura, Vyaghra, Vyaghracarman, Astraka, Pancamunda, Mahadevi, Keyura, Mundamala, Dvasaptati, Nivasana, Karastra, Karastraka, Shatamunda, Shanmudra, Rava.

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