The Sanskrit term Śabdana can be transliterated into English as Sabdana or Shabdana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śabdana (शब्दन) [=Śabda?] (Cf. Nāda) refers to “sound”, according to Kṣemarāja in his commentaries on the Netratantra and the Svacchandabhairavatantra, which is well known to the Kubjikā Tantras.—‘Sound’ (nāda) is the name given to the pulse (spanda) of the supreme level of Speech (parā vāc), which animates the highest reality. [...] As this Sound is the denotator of the world of objects, which are its denoted meaning, it manifests (sphuṭati) the universe, and so is called the ‘manifestor’ (sphoṭa). As such it is the aggregate of phonemic energies (śabdagrāma) that generates the universe identified with the Sound Absolute (śabdabrahman)—the absolute reality in the form of sound (dhvanirūpa, śabdana-svabhāva). Viewed from the reverse perspective, Sound is the resonance that follows the Point that condenses the energy of mantra, which, through Sound, merges into Śiva’s energy. Accordingly, it is defined as that which remains of the synthetic awareness of the conscious subject in itself when the duality of thought comes to an end. [...]”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śabdana (शब्दन).—a. [śabd lyu-lyuṭ vā] Sounding, making a sound.

-nam 1 Sounding, making a noise, uttering a sound.

2) A sound, noise.

3) Calling out, calling.

4) Naming.

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

Śabdana (शब्दन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Sounding, sonorous. n.

(-naṃ) 1. Sounding, uttering sounds. 2. Sound. 3. Calling out. E. śabd to sound, aff. lyu .

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

Śabdana (शब्दन).—[śabd + ana], I. adj. Sounding, sonorous. Ii. n. Uttering sounds.

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

1) Śabdana (शब्दन):—[from śabd] mfn. sounding, sonorous, [Pāṇini 3-2, 148 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] n. sounding, a sound, noise, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) speaking, talking about, [Catalogue(s)]

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

Śabdana (शब्दन):—[(naḥ-nā-naṃ) a.] Sounding. n. A sounding.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shabdana 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)

Starts with: Shabdanantasagarasamuccaya, Shabdanarupa, Shabdanasvabhava.

Ends with: Samshabdana, Vishabdana.

Full-text: Vishabdita, Vishabdana, Samshabdana, Yuc, Abhisvar, Ravana.

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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)

Verse 3.3.2 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (3): Sambandha-samuddeśa (On Relation)]

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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 367 - The class of words dependent on the substantives for their genders

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