Vakrarekha, Vakrarekhā, Vakra-rekha: 3 definitions
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Vakrarekha 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVakrarekhā (वक्ररेखा) refers to a “turned line”.—[...] When Kuṇḍalinī rises from her lower seat she is represented as an upward-facing or moving line (ūrdhvarekhā). Conversely, moving down from the upper Triangle into manifestation she is the “downward-facing” (adhomukhī) line. At both extremities she resumes her latent, potential state represented by her coiled form. [...] Although Woodroffe had no access to the Kubjikā Tantras, the process to which we are referring was known to him from other sources. He describes it in the context of cosmogony as the development of “the straight line” (ṛjurekhā) from the point which, when it has gone its length as a point is turned (vakrarekhā) by the forces of the spiraling sack of Māyā in which it works so as to form a figure of two dimensions which is again turned upon itself, ascending as a straight line into the plane of the third dimension thus forming the triangular or pyramidal figure called “water chestnut” (śṛṅgāṭa).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVakrarekhā (वक्ररेखा).—a curved line.
Vakrarekhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakra and rekhā (रेखा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakrarekhā (वक्ररेखा):—[=vakra-rekhā] [from vakra > vaṅk] f. a curved line, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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: Rekha, Vakra.
Full-text: Riju-rekha.
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