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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Vakragrīva (वक्रग्रीव) refers to “one with a bent neck”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Bhairava was pierced then by an intense descent of the energy (of grace). Penetrated by (that) divine energy, the god rolled around on the ground. In this way, when he regained consciousness, Bhairava felt embarrassed. Similarly, when the goddess with a crooked face regained consciousness, she too was embarrassed. Kujeśvarī's neck was bent [i.e., vakragrīva] and she averted her gaze downwards. At that moment (the goddess) Vakrikā became the aged Mahantāryā. In the Western Cave, she became the mistress in the western tradition”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vakragrīva (वक्रग्रीव).—a camel.

Derivable forms: vakragrīvaḥ (वक्रग्रीवः).

Vakragrīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakra and grīva (ग्रीव). See also (synonyms): vakragulpha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vakragrīva (वक्रग्रीव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A camel. E. vakra crooked, grīvā the neck.

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

Vakragrīvā (वक्रग्रीवा).—m. a camel.

Vakragrīvā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakra and grīvā (ग्रीवा).

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

Vakragrīva (वक्रग्रीव):—[=vakra-grīva] [from vakra > vaṅk] m. ‘having a curved neck’, a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Vakragrīva (वक्रग्रीव):—[vakra-grīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. A camel.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vakragriva 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

Vakragrīva (ವಕ್ರಗ್ರೀವ):—

1) [noun] a camel, that has awkwardly bent neck.

2) [noun] a man whose neck is twisted.

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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.

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Partial matches: Vakra, Griva.

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