The Sanskrit term Śuṇḍinī can be transliterated into English as Sundini or Shundini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Śuṇḍinī (शुण्डिनी) refers to a “(female) liquor seller” and is identified with the sacred site of Varaṇā and the Mātṛkā named Māheśvarī (Śāṅkarī), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—According to the Kubjikā Tantras, the eight major Kaula sacred sites each have a house occupied by a woman of low caste who is identified with a Mother (Mātṛkā).—[...] Varaṇā is identified with (a) the class of liquor seller (śuṇḍinī) [or collyrium girl (kajjalī)], (b) the Mātṛkā or ‘mother’ named Māheśvarī (Śāṅkarī), and (c) with the location of ‘heart’.

context information

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

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Sundini is another spelling for सुँडिनी [suṃḍinī].—[=सुँडिनी] n. midwife or nurse (taking care of delivery);

context information

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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Full-text: Gandhashundini, Sumdini, Gandhasukhi, Shundimushika, Maheshvari, Kajjali, Shankari, Varana.

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