Sphulingini, Sphuliṅginī: 5 definitions
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Sphuliṅginī (स्फुलिङ्गिनी).—One of the seven tongues of fire.
Sphuliṅginī (स्फुलिङ्गिनी).—f. (-nī) One of the seven tongues of Agni or fire. E. sphuliṅga a spark, ini and ṅīp affs.
Sphuliṅginī (स्फुलिङ्गिनी):—[from sphuliṅgin > sphul] f. Name of one of the seven tongues of Agni or fire, [Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Sphuliṅginī (स्फुलिङ्गिनी):—(nī) 3. f. One of the seven tongues of fire.
Sphuliṅginī (स्फुलिङ्गिनी):—(wie eben) f. Bez. einer der sieben Zungen des Feuers [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] [Muṇḍakopaniṣad 1, 2, 4.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 99, 57.] sphulliṅginī [GṚHYAS. 1, 14.]
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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Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.2.4 < [Mundaka I, Khanda II]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
3. Worship and Mythology of Agni < [Chapter 3]
Prashna Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
10. Description of Homa-vidhi (or Agnikarya-vidhi) (sacrificial rites) < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Later Vedic goddesses (3): Parvati and Uma < [Chapter 2 - The Maior Goddesses]
Sidelights on History and Culture Of Orissa (by Manmath Nath Das)
Chapter 28 - The Shakti cult in Orissa (Introduction) < [Part 2 - Religious Developments]