The Sanskrit term Saptaviṃśa can be transliterated into English as Saptavimsa or Saptavimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Saptaviṃśa (सप्तविंश) refers to the “twenty-seven depositions”, 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, “Assuming the supreme form, the Transmission arises threefold. In the youngest lineage, the Transmission of the Child, Kujā is Mālinī herself. That great mother is enveloped by the twenty-seven depositions [i.e., saptaviṃśa—nyāsaiś ca saptaviṃśaiś ca]. The goddess Tripurā is in the midst of the Transmission of the Youth. She is the goddess who resides in the middle lineage and is the bliss of the pulsation (of consciousness). She is Kuleśvarī enveloped by the twenty-seven depositions. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Saptaviṃśa (सप्तविंश).—[adjective] the twenty-seventh.

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

1) Saptaviṃśa (सप्तविंश):—[=sapta-viṃśa] [from sapta > saptan] mfn. the 27th, [Brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] consisting of 27 [Cūlikā-upaniṣad]

[Sanskrit to German]

Saptavimsha 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: Vimsha, Sapta.

Starts with: Saptavimshaka, Saptavimshat, Saptavimshati, Saptavimshatika, Saptavimshatima, Saptavimshatiratra, Saptavimshatisadhulakshana, Saptavimshatishata, Saptavimshatitama.

Full-text: Saptavimshaka, Upanakshatra, Trinava.

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