Vaishnavatantra, Vaiṣṇavatantra, Vaishnava-tantra: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaiṣṇavatantra can be transliterated into English as Vaisnavatantra or Vaishnavatantra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vaiṣṇavatantra (वैष्णवतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Hemādri in Pariśeṣakhaṇḍa.
2) Vaiṣṇavatantra (वैष्णवतन्त्र):—in 18 Adhyāyāḥ. Il.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiṣṇavatantra (वैष्णवतन्त्र):—[=vaiṣṇava-tantra] [from vaiṣṇava] n. Name of [work]
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: Vaishnava, Tantra.
Full-text: Naradapancaratra.
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