The Sanskrit terms Śīghragāmī and Śīghragāmin can be transliterated into English as Sighragami or Shighragami or Sighragamin or Shighragamin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śīghragāmī (शीघ्रगामी) refers to “one who moves swiftly”, according to the according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, while describing Vṛkṣanātha’s entry into the world: “[...] Then, having come out of that with force, he undertook (the observance of) vows and discipline. (As a sign of this) he carried a stick (and wore a) loin cloth with ochre and red clothes. He who knew the doctrine persevered in that practice (constantly) invoking Hari. (His) mind (moved with the speed of) the wind and, moving swiftly (śīghragāmī), he resided in the Void. [...]”.

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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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīghragāmin (शीघ्रगामिन्).—mfn. (-mī-minī-mi) Going quick or expeditiously. E. śīghra quickly, and gāmin who goes.

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

Śīghragāmin (शीघ्रगामिन्).—[adjective] going quickly, hastening, swift.

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

Śīghragāmin (शीघ्रगामिन्):—[=śīghra-gāmin] [from śīghra] ([Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcarātra]) mfn. idem

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

Śīghragāmin (शीघ्रगामिन्):—[śīghra-gāmin] (mī-minī-mi) a. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shighragamin 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

Śīghragāmi (ಶೀಘ್ರಗಾಮಿ):—[noun] a man who walks, moves fast.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Śīghragāmī (शीघ्रगामी):—adj. fast moving; express;

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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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Partial matches: Gamin, Shighra.

Starts with: Shighragamina.

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