Shadangarudra, Ṣaḍaṅgarudra: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍaṅgarudra can be transliterated into English as Sadangarudra or Shadangarudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (hinduism)Ṣaḍaṅgarudra (षडङ्गरुद्र) is the name of a text [? commented upon / authored by ?] Bhavadeva (possibly identified with Bhavadevamiśra who also wrote the Yuktabhavadeva, a 17th-century text dealing with Yoga).—Cf. NCC (vol. 16, 172).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ṣaḍaṅgarudra (षडङ्गरुद्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Verses taken from the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā and divided into eight adhyāyās, including as a principal part the Rudrādhyāya. These mantras were used at the bathing of an image of Śiva. Paris. (D 10. 24). Ben. 9. 10. Rādh. 2 (and—[commentary]). Peters. 2, 170.
—[commentary] Oudh. Xvi, 22.
—[commentary] Rūpākhyaṣaḍaṅga by Bhaktarāma. Kāśīn. 4.
—[commentary] by Mahīdhara. B. 1, 130. Oudh. Iii, 8. Bhr. 113.
Ṣaḍaṅgarudra has the following synonyms: Ṣaḍaṅga.
2) Ṣaḍaṅgarudra (षडङ्गरुद्र):—Cs. 549 (inc.). Peters. 4, 3.
3) Ṣadaṅgarudra (षदङ्गरुद्र):—See Rudrajapa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍaṅgarudra (षडङ्गरुद्र):—[=ṣaḍ-aṅga-rudra] [from ṣaḍ-aṅga > ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] m. Name of [particular] verses taken from the [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] and used at the bathing of an image of Śiva
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: Rudra, Shadanga, Catanka.
Full-text: Rudrashadanga, Shadanga, Rudrajapa.
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