The Sanskrit term Sarvalakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sarvalaksana or Sarvalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sarvalakṣaṇa (सर्वलक्षण) refers to “one who bears all auspicious signs” and is used to describe Pārvatī (daughter of Menā and the incarnation of Goddess Śivā), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, Sage Nārada said to Menā:—“O Menā, O king of mountains, this daughter of yours has all auspicious signs [i.e., sarvalakṣaṇa-śālinī]. Like the first digit of the moon she will increase day by day. She will delight her husband, and heighten the glory of her parents. She will be a great chaste lady. She will grant bliss to everyone always. I see all good signs in the palm of your daughter, O lord of mountains. There is an abnormal line also. Listen to the indication thereof. Her husband will be a naked Yogin, without any qualities. He will be free from lust. He will have neither mother nor father. He will be indifferent to honours. His dress and manners will be inauspicious”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Sarvalakṣaṇa (सर्वलक्षण) refers to “(one who has) all fine characteristics”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(The adept) should meditate on the goddess Parāparā in the middle of the triangle. (Parāparā) shines with the light of the rising sun and is (red) like a pomegranate flower. She wears red clothes and is adorned with dreadlocks and the moon. Three wrinkles and a line of hair (adorn the middle of her body). She is replete with all fine characteristics [i.e., sarvalakṣaṇa-saṃpūrṇā] and has fat upraised breasts. Tranquil and supreme, she has four arms and one face with three eyes. [...]”.

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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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvalakṣaṇa (सर्वलक्षण):—[=sarva-lakṣaṇa] [from sarva] ([in the beginning of a compound]) all auspicious marks, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sarvalakshana 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lakshana, Sharva.

Starts with: Sarvalakshanalakshita, Sarvalakshanapratimanditavishuddhishrigarbha, Sarvalakshanapustaka, Sarvalakshanatatparya.

Full-text: Sarvalakshanatatparya, Sarvalakshanapustaka, Sarvalakshanalakshita, Lakshanya, Puj.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 3.1.262-265 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]

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Triveni Journal

Yakshagana: Origin And Growth < [January 1958]

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