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Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

Source: Wisdom Library: Mantrashastra

Netrahīna (नेत्रहीन) refers to one of the various mantradoṣa (“defects of mantras”), according to Tantric digests such as the Bṛhattantrasāra (part 4 page 814), Nāradapurāṇa (Nārada-mahā-purāṇa) (verses 64.14-58), Śaradātilaka (verses 2.71-108), Padārthādarśa and Śrīvidyārṇava-tantra.—Netrahīna is defined as “in the five-syllable mantra there is no ra or ai[?] or sa, which means there are no eyes in this mantra, this kind of mantra causes only misfortune and illness”. [unverified translation!] The Mantra defect elimination methods consist in performing purification rites (saṃskāra).—See Kulārṇava-tantra verse 15.71-2 and Śaradātilaka verse 2.114-22.

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Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nētrahīna (नेत्रहीन).—a Blind.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Partial matches: Hina, Netra.

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Full-text: Mantradosha.

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