Shivakavaca, Śivakavaca: 2 definitions
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Shivakavaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śivakavaca can be transliterated into English as Sivakavaca or Shivakavaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shivakavacha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śivakavaca (शिवकवच) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rādh. 44. Taylor. 1, 275. 366. Oppert. 7238.
—from the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa. [Mackenzie Collection] 139. Pet. 723. Oudh. Xvii, 100. Burnell. 197^b. Taylor. 1, 17. 51. Oppert. Ii, 2005. 2143. 2171. 7330. 8387. Bp. 294. Printed in Bṛhatstotraratnākara p. 33.
2) Śivakavaca (शिवकवच):—[Bhau Dāji Memorial] 126. Cu. add. 1360. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 95. Stein 218.
3) Śivakavaca (शिवकवच):—from the Bhairavatantra. Ulwar 2387.
—from the Rudrayāmala. Ulwar 2388.
—from the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa. Ulwar 2386.
4) Śivakavaca (शिवकवच):—from the Rudrayāmala. L.. 363, 1.
—from the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa. L.. 334.
Śivakavaca (शिवकवच):—[=śiva-kavaca] [from śiva] n. Name of various Kavacas (q.v.), [Catalogue(s)]
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: Shiva, Kavaca, Civa.
Starts with: Shivakavacavidhi.
Ends with: Sadashivakavaca.
Full-text: Sadashivakavaca, Shivavarmakathana, Bhairavatantre, Rudrayamale, Rudrayamala, Skandapurana.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - Description of Śivakavaca < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 13 - The Marriage of Bhadrāyus < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 11 - Ṛṣabha’s Advice to Bhadrāyu < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
Incorporation of Mahābhārata and Purāṇas in the Dvisāhasrī < [H. H. Ṭembesvāmī: Erudition]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]