The Sanskrit terms Sarvapakṣī and Sarvapakṣin can be transliterated into English as Sarvapaksi or Sarvapakshi or Sarvapaksin or Sarvapakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Sarvapakṣin (सर्वपक्षिन्) refers to “all sorts of birds”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “As Patra, Vāja and Chada are synonymous words, all birds have a common name Vāja. Just as, though Aśvathāmā, Karṇa, Bhīṣma, Pārtha and Rukmī could all draw the bow with their left hand, Pārtha alone was called ‘the drawer of the bow, with the left hand’ for his pre-eminence, so, though all birds (sarvapakṣin) are Vāja (winged), the hawks specially are called Vāja”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Sarvapakṣin (सर्वपक्षिन्) refers to “all the birds”, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 43.—Accordingly, “[...] Thus the Kalaviṅka bird, when it is still within the egg, surpasses all other birds (sarvapakṣin) [sarvapakṣigaṇam abhibhavati] by the melody of its songs. Similarly the Bodhisattva-Mahāsattva, even before leaving the shell of ignorance, surpasses the Śrāvakas, Pratyekabuddhas and heretics by the sound of his preaching and his teachings. [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pakshin, Sharva, Carva.

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