Tisra, Tishra, Tisrā: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramTisra (तिस्र) (or Tisrapīṭha) refers to Trisrota: a sacred seat associated with the Goddess Trisrotā, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Although Trisrota (or Triśrotra) which is the full name of Tisra is mentioned only here in the Kubjikāmatatantra, it appears frequently in the later Kubjikā Tantras, especially the Manthānabhairavatantra. [...] Tisra, like the seat Mātaṅga, is said to be meant for the 'last-born', those of the lowest castes, especially sweepers (mātaṅga). The deities here are the god and goddess of the sweepers—Mātaṅgīśa and Mātaṅgī, who is identified with a form of Kubjikā called Juṣṭacaṇḍālinī.
In later times the seat Tisra was identified with the river Tistā, formerly called Trisrotā, which flows through the district of Rungpur in North Bengal. The Trisrotā to which late medieval Bengali texts refer as a Mahāpīṭha or Upapīṭha may well have been located on its banks. But it is unlikely that this is the place the redactors of the Kubjikā Tantras had in mind.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)Tiśra (तिश्र) [=tryaśra?] refers to one of the five types of Jāti, according to the Tālalakṣaṇam, a work ascribed to Kohala—a celebrated authority of the ancient period along with others such as Bharata, Yāṣṭika, Śārdūla, Kāśyapa etc. The Tālalakṣaṇa says that there are five jātis in all, viz. caturaśra, tiśra, miśra, khaṇḍa and saṅkīrṇa.—The author of Āñjaneyamatam accepts only two kinds of laghus viz. caturaśra and tryaśra and the other three jātis are only derivatives from these.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTisrā (तिस्रा):—[from tisṛkā > tisṛ] f. Andropogon, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTisra in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) (the) third; —[pahara] afternoon; [tisare] thirdly..—tisra (तीसरा) is alternatively transliterated as Tīsarā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTiśra (ತಿಶ್ರ):—[noun] = ತಿಸರ [tisara]2.
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Tisra (ತಿಸ್ರ):—[noun] = ತಿಸರ [tisara]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tisrahkaram, Tisraloka, Tisrapitha, Tisravva.
Full-text (+40): Tisrahkaram, Tisar, Tisravva, Tisraloka, Tisrapitha, Tisara, Tumburi, Bhairavamantra, Civaraja, Raktapravahaka, Vijayottama, Anandabindu, Tyaga, Hlada, Puraka, Bhagahlada, Samkirna, Tiswadi, Tripurantaki, Khanda.
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