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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Sapatnīka (सपत्नीक) refers to “one who has a consort (wife)”, 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, “(The Śāmbhava yogi) has the authority (to perform the rites), knows the scripture and has a consort (sapatnīka). He practices secretly and is always a renouncer. (Being) a householder, he observes the Rule. Solitary, he has a wife (sapatnīka) and, well hidden, he eats the sacrificial pap. One who has abandoned strife, (being) tranquil and austere, he attains (the liberated state of) the Skyfarer. He has obtained initiation and, consecrated, he desires success in mantra. [...]”.

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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

sapatnīka (सपत्नीक).—a (S sa With, patnī Wife.) That has a wife: also that has a wife along with him.

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sāpatnīka (सापत्नीक).—a S (sa & patnī) Having a wife.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sapatnīka (सपत्नीक).—a That has a wife; a married man.

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sāpatnīka (सापत्नीक).—a Having a wife.

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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

Sapatnīka (सपत्नीक).—a. Attended by a wife.

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

Sapatnīka (सपत्नीक).—[adjective] along with a wife (wives).

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

Sapatnīka (सपत्नीक):—[=sa-patnīka] [from sa-patna] mfn. accompanied with a wife or wives, [???; Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sapatnikā (सपत्निका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Savattiyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sapatnika 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sapatnīka (ಸಪತ್ನೀಕ):—[noun] a man having or accompanied by, his wife.

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Sāpatnika (ಸಾಪತ್ನಿಕ):—[noun] an enemy; a foe.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Sapatnīka (सपत्नीक):—adj. together with (one's) wife;

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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: Patnika, Sha, Ca.

Starts with: Sapatnikar.

Ends with: Kritasapatnika.

Full-text: Kritasapatnika, Savattiya, Kritasapatni, S, Sapatni, Sha.

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