Nirodhin, Ni-rodhin: 4 definitions
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Nirodhin 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: ManthanabhairavatantramNirodhin (निरोधिन्) is another name for Akuleśvara, the consort of Goddess Mahāntārikā, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—There are several variant forms of the name of the goddess Mahāntārikā—the Great Saviouress. The most common one in the Kubjikāmatatantra is Mahāntārī, which appears as many as ten times. [...] Mahāntārikā is the consort of Akuleśvara. Called Nirodhin—the One Who Blocks the Way—he is the Lord of the twenty-first Wheel of Form and she is his energy—Nirodhinī. They reside above the sphere of Being, that is, phenomenal existence—on the plane of Non-being, which in the passage below is called the Great Knot.
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 DictionaryNirodhin (निरोधिन्):—[=ni-rodhin] [from ni-rudh] mfn. obstructing, hindering, [Suśruta]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Nirodhini, Nirotini.
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