Shadamnaya, Ṣaḍāmnāya: 4 definitions
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Shadamnaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍāmnāya can be transliterated into English as Sadamnaya or Shadamnaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Ṣaḍāmnāya (षडाम्नाय) or Ṣaḍāmnāyatantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Rathakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the षडाम्नाय-तन्त्रम् [ṣaḍāmnāya-tantram] or षडाम्नाय [ṣaḍāmnāya].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Ṣaḍāmnāya (षडाम्नाय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a compendium in verse of the six systems of philosophy. Kāśīn. 54.
1) Ṣaḍāmnāya (षडाम्नाय):—[=ṣaḍ-āmnāya] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] m. the sixfold sacred texts (fabled to have proceeded from the six mouths of Śiva), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]
Ṣaḍāmnāya (षडाम्नाय):—m. die aus den sechs Mündern Śiva’s hervorgegangenen heiligen Texte (pūrvāmnāya, dakṣiṇā, paścimā, uttarā, ūrdhvā und adhaḥ [SAMAYĀCĀRATANTRA im Śabdakalpadruma] Vgl. unter āmnāya in den Nachträgen.
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: Shadamnayamantra, Shadamnayanushthanakrama, Shadamnayapaddhati, Shadamnayasamhita, Shadamnayashaddarshanasamkshepavada, Shadamnayashaddashanasamkshepavada, Shadamnayastava, Shadamnayatantra, Shadamnayavidhi.
Full-text: Shadamnayasamhita, Shadamnayastava, Shadamnayavidhi, Shadamnayapaddhati, Shadamnayatantra, Shadamnayashaddashanasamkshepavada.
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