The Sanskrit term Paśunātha can be transliterated into English as Pasunatha or Pashunatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Paśunātha (पशुनाथ) refers to the “lord of the fettered”, according to Ṭīkā [on the Manthānabhairavatantra?]:—Accordingly, “Everything arises out of the End of the Twelve [i.e., dvādaśānta] and merges (into it). [...] It is has many different names such as Supreme Void (parākāśa), the Cavity of Brahmā (brahmarandhra), the Abode of the Lord of the Fettered (paśunātha-āśraya), the Plane of the Transmental (manonmanapada), Emission (visarga), the Foundation of Suṣumṇā (suṣuṃnādhāra), the End of the Twelve (dvādaśānta), the sacred seat of Yoga (yogapīṭha), and Samvartāmaṇḍala. There Bhairava is Kubjeśa and the form of the power (which is his consort) is Kubjikā who is surrounded by sixteen energies. What are these sixteen? They are (the vowels, beginning with the letter A and ending with visarga”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paśunātha (पशुनाथ).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: paśunāthaḥ (पशुनाथः).

Paśunātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paśu and nātha (नाथ).

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

Paśunātha (पशुनाथ):—[=paśu-nātha] [from paśu > paś] m. ‘lord of cattle’, Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. -patī).

[Sanskrit to German]

Pashunatha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pashu, Natha, Pacu.

Full-text: Kubjesha, Manonmana.

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