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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ṣaṇṇavati (षण्णवति) refers to “ninety-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.—According to the Ṭīkā the length of the body is eighty-four finger-spans up to the end of the head. Beyond that is the place of the Triple Peak Mountain—Trikūṭa—that covers twelve fingers’ space and is the End of the Twelve. Together they cover a distance equivalent to the width of ninety-six fingers [i.e., ṣaṇṇavati-aṅgula].

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Ṣaṇṇavati (षण्णवति) refers to “96 (ninety-six)” types of Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The comets that resemble a headless trunk are named Kabandha Ketus; they are the sons of Yama, are 96 in number [i.e., ṣaṇṇavati] and are without discs; when they appear there will be much fear all over the Earth. The comets that are white possessing a single disc are 9 in number; they appear in the four corners. Thus we have given an account of 1,000 Ketus. We shall now give a few particulars connected with them”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṣaṇnavati (षण्नवति).—f.

-ṣaṇṇavatiḥ ninety-six.

Derivable forms: ṣaṇnavatiḥ (षण्नवतिः).

Ṣaṇnavati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṣ and navati (नवति).

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

Ṣaṇṇavati (षण्णवति).—[feminine] ninety-six.

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

Ṣaṇṇavati (षण्णवति):—[=ṣaṇ-ṇavati] [from ṣaṇ > ṣaṣ] f. 96 [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya] etc.

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Shannavati 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.

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Partial matches: Shan, Navati, Shash, Can.

Starts with: Shannavatishraddhanirnaya, Shannavatishraddhaprayoga, Shannavatishrattam, Shannavatitama.

Full-text: Shannavatishraddhanirnaya, Shannavatishraddhaprayoga, Shannavatitama, Shannavata, Shannavatishrattam.

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