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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Yugmaka (युग्मक) refers to a “couple” (resembling Śiva and Śakti), as discussed in the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Trivikrama]: “[...] O Lord of the gods, he again attained the state of a Skyfarer by means of (his) practice and (so), the name Gaganadeva is said to be (his) Pūjā name. Again, his secret name is said to be Sūryānanda. O lord, spreading out the rays (of the sun), he imparts radiance to the rays. As he has pervaded the sky (with them) he is said to be Kiraṇānanda and his consort is well known and will be va *lā*. O god, they who are of the nature of both Śiva and Śakti, should be worshipped as a couple (yugmaka)”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yugmaka (युग्मक).—= युग्म (yugma) above.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yugmaka (युग्मक).—n.

(-kaṃ) 1. A couple. 2. A couple of verses connected by the construction of the sentence, the sense being completed only by the two together. E. kan added to the last.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yugmaka (युग्मक).—[yugma + ka], m. A couple, a pair, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 16, 20.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yugmaka (युग्मक).—[adjective] paired, even; [neuter] pair, double Śloka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Yugmaka (युग्मक):—[from yuj] mfn. even (= yugma), [Kedāra’s Vṛtti-ratnākara]

2) [v.s. ...] n. (ifc. f(ā). ), a pair, couple, brace, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a double Śloka (= yuga), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yugmaka (युग्मक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A couple, couplet.

[Sanskrit to German]

Yugmaka in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Yugmaka (युग्मक):—n. 1. twin; pair; 2. mixing; uniting;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Starts with: Yugmakanta, Yugmakatara.

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Search found 4 books and stories containing Yugmaka; (plurals include: Yugmakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)

Page 221 < [Volume 15 (1911)]

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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)

The Trivandrum and Vadassery Inscriptions < [Chapter 1 - Historical details from Sanskrit Inscriptions]

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Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)

Chapter 5 - The Centres (Cakra) or Lotuses (Padma)

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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)

Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]

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