Alternative spellings of this word include Chalatva.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Calatva (चलत्व) refers to a “state of motion”, according to the Svacchandabhairavatantra.—[...] [The nature of the Voids] are seven within which are distributed the phases of OṂ. As before, six levels are to be transcended and merged into the seventh, which is “supremely subtle and devoid of all states”. The lower Voids are impure because they are unstable. This is true also of the sixth Void, which is that of the Transmental, even though it is Śakti and, as such, the way to achieve the highest Void. It is below the highest Void because it is the vibration of consciousness (spanda), which is in a state of subtle motion (kiñcid-calatva) in relation to the supreme principle and so, according to this Tantra, is not ultimate. The seventh Void is Non-being. [...]

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Calatva (चलत्व).—[cala + tva], n. Trembling, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 94.

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

Calatva (चलत्व):—[=cala-tva] [from cala > cal] n. idem, [Harivaṃśa 2893; Meghadūta 94.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Calatva 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Calatva (ಚಲತ್ವ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being unsteady, inconsistent; unsteadiness; inconsistency; fickleness.

2) [noun] the act or an instance of shivering.

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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: Tva, Cala.

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Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)

The non-originated, non-relational, ever-enlightened Consciousness < [Chapter 6: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Alātaśānti Prakaraṇa]

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