Shodashapada, Ṣoḍaśapada, Shodashan-pada: 2 definitions
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Shodashapada 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṣoḍaśapada can be transliterated into English as Sodasapada or Shodashapada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramṢoḍaśapada (षोडशपद) refers to the “plane of the sixteen”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while illustrating the composition of the Goddess’s body]: “[...] She is the object of worship in my Kula of the sixteen-fold sequence. O Śambhu, she is by herself (spontaneously) Śāmbhavā within the lineage as well as the plane of the sixteen (ṣoḍaśapada) which is the arising of the venerable path of (mount) Meru. O god! you are the seventeenth and I am one embraced by the Flower (of the Divine Current) [tuṃtutitrinaka] (?), the nine-fold sons and the sixteen. [...]”.
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 DictionaryṢoḍaśapada (षोडशपद):—[=ṣoḍaśa-pada] [from ṣoḍaśa > ṣaṣ] mf(ā)n. consisting of 16 Padas, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
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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Partial matches: Shodasha, Pada, Pata.
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