Trishashti, Triṣaṣṭi, Tri-shashti: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Trishashti 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 Triṣaṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Trisasti or Trishashti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsTriṣaṣṭi (त्रिषष्टि) or Triṣaṣṭikula refers to the “(observance of the) sixty-three families (of the Mothers)”.—Accordingly, the Yoginīsaṃcāra requires anyone who has gone through its initiation ceremony and then received consecration (abhiṣeka) to adopt one of three forms of ascetic observance in order to gain mastery over the Vidyā (vidyāvrata): the Bhairavavrata, the Cāmuṇḍāvrata, or the Triṣaṣṭikulavrata [i.e., triṣaṣṭi-kula-vrata], the observance of the sixty-three families [of the Mothers], which it also calls the Kāpālavrata, i.e. the Kāpālika.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTriṣaṣṭi (त्रिषष्टि).—f. sixty-three.
Derivable forms: triṣaṣṭiḥ (त्रिषष्टिः).
Triṣaṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and ṣaṣṭi (षष्टि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTriṣaṣṭi (त्रिषष्टि):—[=tri-ṣaṣṭi] [from tri] f. 63 [Pāṇini 6]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTriṣaṣṭi (ತ್ರಿಷಷ್ಟಿ):—
1) [adjective] amounting to or equalling sixty three.
2) [adjective] next after the sixty two in a series.
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Triṣaṣṭi (ತ್ರಿಷಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] the cardinal number three hundred; 63.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shashti, Tri.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 17: Marriage with Somaśṛī < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]
Introduction to volume 3 < [Introductions]
Introduction to volume 5 < [Introductions]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - The miraculous history of Ṛṣabha < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 3 - The History of Nābhi—Incarnation of Ṛṣabha < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]