Shadashiti, Ṣaḍaśīti, Shash-ashiti: 8 definitions
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Shadashiti 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 Ṣaḍaśīti can be transliterated into English as Sadasiti or Shadashiti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCatuḥṣaṣṭi (चतुःषष्टि) refers to the “(arising of the sequence of) eighty-six”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Above it, divided into hidden and revealed, are the twelve accomplishments. Conjoined to the Krama of Twenty-eight, it is adorned with the three Lineages. There, the radiance of the maṇḍala is encompassed by the group of the eight Lions (of the Mothers of the Kulas). (It is endowed with) the group of eight Houses, Kulācāra, the eight sacred seats and the sixty-four energies and is the arising of the sequence of eighty-six (ṣaḍāśīti-kramodaya). It is the Śrīparākula, adorned with the twenty-seven depositions. [...]
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryṢaḍaśīti.—(IA 19), same as mithuna-rāśi (Gemini). Note: ṣaḍaśīti is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢaḍaśīti (षडशीति).—f. (-ṣaḍaśītiḥ) 1 eighty-six.
2) Name of the four passages of the sun from one zodiacal sign to the other; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: ṣaḍaśītiḥ (षडशीतिः).
Ṣaḍaśīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṣ and aśīti (अशीति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryṢaḍāśīti (षडाशीति).—(= Pali chaḷāsīti), 86; compare catur-āśīti, and § 19.35: Mahāvastu iii.96.23 = 101.4 and 6 (verse, metrical(ly) indifferent).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Ādityācārya or Kauśikāditya. W. p. 320. K. 166. B. 3, 70. 132. Burnell. 135^b. Bhk. 24. Oppert. 2086. 2169. 2472. 3586. 6537. 6801. 7153. 7580. 7642. Ii, 914. 1822. 5128. Rice. 218 (and—[commentary]). 220. Bühler 547.
—[commentary] Oppert. 8307. Ii, 7821.
—[commentary] Śuddhicandrikā by Nanda Paṇḍita. W. p. 320. Oudh. X, 10. Np. V, 74.
Ṣaḍaśīti has the following synonyms: Āśaucanirṇaya.
2) Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति):—[anonymous] Paris. (D 307).
—[dharma] See Āśaucanirṇaya, Abhinavaṣaḍaśīti, Prācīnaṣaḍaśīti.
—by Yallabhaṭṭa. Rice. 220.
—by Subrahmaṇya Paṇḍita. Rice. 220.
3) Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति):—by Kauśikāditya. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 4. 101. Called also Abhinavaṣaḍaśīti q. v.
—[commentary] by Subrahmaṇya. ibid.
Ṣaḍaśīti has the following synonyms: Āśaucanirṇaya.
4) Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति):—or Abhinavaṣaḍaśīti [dharma] by Kauśikāditya. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 101. See Āśaucanirṇaya.
—[commentary] by Subrahmaṇya. ibid.
5) Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति):—by Kauśikāditya. Cs 2, 236. Peters. 6, 59.
Ṣaḍaśīti has the following synonyms: Āśaucanirṇaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति):—[=ṣaḍ-aśīti] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] f. 86 [Sūryasiddhānta]
2) [v.s. ...] = -aśīti-mukha, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of various works.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ṣaḍaśīti (षडशीति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Chalasīa, Chāsīi.
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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: Asiti, Shash, Sat.
Starts with: Shadashiticakra, Shadashitimukha, Shadashititama.
Ends with: Abhinavashadashiti, Pracinashadashiti.
Full-text: Shadashititama, Shadashiticakra, Shatashiti, Shadashitimukha, Pracinashadashiti, Chalasia, Subrahmanya pandita, Shadashita, Chasii, Kaushika acarya, Cataciti, Yalla bhatta, Shanmukha, Ashaucanirnaya.
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