Shadvimsha, Ṣaḍviṃśa, Shash-vimsha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍviṃśa can be transliterated into English as Sadvimsa or Shadvimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Ṣaḍviṃśa (षड्विंश) refers to the “twenty-six” (disciples of Vajrabodhi), 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, [while discussing how Vajrabodhi was converted by Siddhanātha]: “[...] The one who is called Vajrabodhi, his body pure by (the observance of) vows is the Siddha, an aspect of Bhairava who, because he protects the Mother’s Rule is respected by (all) Yogis. I bow to (this) Siddhanātha, also called Tārānātha, who has brought bliss to all (the world) and who has consecrated twenty-six (ṣaḍviṃśa) disciples, whose impurities were destroyed in an instant on the path of the Siddhas”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ṣaḍviṃśa (षड्विंश).—twenty-sixth, ib. p. 469, etc. Triṃśadviṃśa, i. e.
Ṣaḍviṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṣ and viṃśa (विंश).
Ṣaḍviṃśa (षड्विंश).—[feminine] ī the twenty-sixth.
1) Ṣaḍviṃśa (षड्विंश):—[=ṣaḍ-viṃśa] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] mf(ī)n. 26th ([dual number] 25th, and 26th), [Sūryasiddhānta; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] consisting of 26 [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Śaṃkarācārya]
3) [v.s. ...] plus or increased by 26 [Jyotiṣa]
4) [v.s. ...] n. = next
Ṣaḍviṃśa (षड्विंश):—(von ṣaḍviṃśati) adj. (f. ī)
1) der sechsundzwanzigste [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 3, 2, 2] (du so v. a. der 25ste und 26ste). [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 37.] [Sūryasiddhānta 14, 5.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 148.] [Oxforder Handschriften 53], b, [16.] brāhmaṇa n. und ṣaḍviṃśa n. Titel eines Brāhmaṇa, das als Ergänzung zum Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa gleichsam als 26ter Abschnitt dieses Brāhmaṇa betrachtet wird, [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 31. 36. fgg. 78. 4, 375. fg.] —
2) aus sechsundzwanzig bestehend [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 12, 3, 2, 2.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 17.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 56, 27.] —
3) um sechsundzwanzig vermehrt: śata hundertundsechsundzwanzig [WEBER, Jyotiṣa 41.] —
4) ṣaḍviṃśas [Weber’s Indische Studien 5, 370] fehlerhaft für ṣaḍvidhaṃ .
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.
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