Vikshepashakti, Vikṣepaśakti, Vikshepa-shakti: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Vikshepashakti 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 Vikṣepaśakti can be transliterated into English as Viksepasakti or Vikshepashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVikṣepaśakti (विक्षेपशक्ति).—f. (in Vedānta phil.) the power of Māyā (avidyā).
Derivable forms: vikṣepaśaktiḥ (विक्षेपशक्तिः).
Vikṣepaśakti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vikṣepa and śakti (शक्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikṣepaśakti (विक्षेपशक्ति).—[feminine] the projective power (ph.); p. mant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikṣepaśakti (विक्षेपशक्ति):—[=vi-kṣepa-śakti] [from vi-kṣepa > vi-kṣip] f. (in [philosophy]) the projecting power (of Māyā or A-vidyā id est. that power of projection which raises upon the soul enveloped by it the appearance of an external world), [Vedāntasāra] (ti-mat mfn. endowed with the above power, [ib.])
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 corpusVikṣēpaśakti (ವಿಕ್ಷೇಪಶಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] the power of nature that causes illusion or hides the truth behind the veil of ignorance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shakti, Vikshepa.
Starts with: Vikshepashaktimat.
Full-text: Vikshepashaktimat, Vilasa.
Relevant text
Search found 12 books and stories containing Vikshepashakti, Vikṣepaśakti, Vikshepa-shakti, Vikṣepa-śakti, Viksepa-sakti, Viksepasakti, Vikṣēpaśakti, Vikṣēpa-śakti; (plurals include: Vikshepashaktis, Vikṣepaśaktis, shaktis, śaktis, saktis, Viksepasaktis, Vikṣēpaśaktis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study) (by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai)
Incorporation of Vedānta in the Dvisāhasrī < [H. H. Ṭembesvāmī: Erudition]
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Nikhilananda)
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.48 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
(iii) Tāṇḍavarāya < [56. Some Authors of Works in Regional Languages]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)