Meruyantra, Meru-yantra: 7 definitions
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Meruyantra 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramMeruyantra (मेरुयन्त्र) refers to the three-dimensional projection of Śrīcakra represented as a a multi-layered pyramid.—Although made essentially of a heap of female interlocked triangles, they may be collectively treated as a Liṅga. The association with the male counterpart is also represented in the Śrīvidyā tradition by projecting Liṅgas into the parts of the central triangle of Śrīcakra.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMeruyantra (मेरुयन्त्र).—a figure shaped like a spindle.
Derivable forms: meruyantram (मेरुयन्त्रम्).
Meruyantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms meru and yantra (यन्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeruyantra (मेरुयन्त्र).—n.
(-ntraṃ) A spindle. E. meru and yantra implement.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeruyantra (मेरुयन्त्र):—[=meru-yantra] [from meru] n. (in [mathematics]) a figure shaped like a spindle, [Colebrooke]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeruyantra (मेरुयन्त्र):—[meru-yantra] (ntraṃ) 1. n. A spindle.
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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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