Vyapika, Vyāpikā, Vy-apika: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVyāpikā (व्यापिका) refers to “that which is pervasive”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, while describing Trikhaṇḍā: “That energy which is supreme, subtle, endless, and pervasive [i.e., vyāpikā] (is the goddess) who is consciousness. Supreme and divine, she abides (in the objective sphere as each) moment of time. Endless, pervasive and divine, she resides in the Void (of the transcendent) and her form is the Point. She is the divine nectar within emission. She is activity (itself) that resides in the (pure transcendent reality) devoid of (phenomenal) activity (acāra). (Although she is thus) unmanifest, she possesses a manifest (form). (Now) I will explain her manifest (form)”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāpikā (व्यापिका):—[=vy-āpikā] [from vy-āpaka > vy-āp] f. a woman who shows herself everywhere (?), [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.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 56 < [Volume 12 (1912)]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 45 [Gocarī—the external body] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Cidvilasastava by Amrtananda (by Brian Campbell and Ben Williams)
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Soundarya Lahari of Shri Shankara (Study) (by Seetha N.)
The Shakta concept of the Yoga-nadis < [Chapter 5 - Shakta-Tantras—Saundaryalahari as an epitome of Shaktism]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Categories < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]