Shvetaparvata, Śvetaparvata, Shveta-parvata: 4 definitions
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Shvetaparvata 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 Śvetaparvata can be transliterated into English as Svetaparvata or Shvetaparvata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŚvetaparvata (श्वेतपर्वत) is the name of a sacred place classified as a Saṃdoha, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The eight seats are the main group of eight groups [i.e., Śvetaparvata] of eight types of sacred sites. The figure sixty-four is a common ideal number as it is often configured into eight groups of eight.
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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvetaparvata (श्वेतपर्वत).—Name of a mountain; दन्तै- श्चतुर्भिः श्वेताद्रेर्हरन् भगवतो महीम् (dantai- ścaturbhiḥ śvetādrerharan bhagavato mahīm) Bhāgavata 8.8.4 (com. kailāsa).
Derivable forms: śvetaparvataḥ (श्वेतपर्वतः).
Śvetaparvata is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and parvata (पर्वत). See also (synonyms): śvetādri.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetaparvata (श्वेतपर्वत):—[=śveta-parvata] [from śveta > śvit] m. ‘wh° mountain’, Name of a m°, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
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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.
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Partial matches: Shveta, Parvata.
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Full-text: Shvetadri, Dhavalagiri, Danava.
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