Trikona is a Sanskrit

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 word which signifies a triangle and is one of the widely used mythical

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 geometric

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 symbol. It is used to assist in meditation

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, and in different yantras. Different positions of trikona (triangle) are believed to impart different types of properties and attributes to the symbol. Such properties and attributes include the following:

• tri means "three" and "kon" means angle. Trikon literally translates to triangle and not to equilateral triangle
• A trkona, which points upward, indicates agni
  Agni
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  , linga and purusha
  Purusha
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  .
• A trkona, which points downward, indicates water, yoni
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   and prakriti.
• In another configuration, two trkonas are depicted interpenetrating each other and one points upwards while the second points downwards. This symbolized purusha and prakriti.
• When trikonas are united in such a way that they form a six-pointed star, they represent creative activity from which the cosmos
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   springs forth.
• When a circle surrounds a hexagonal figure, it is symbolic of revolving time, in which purusha and prakriti manifest themselves in the form of creation. The hexagon is also used in Shakti
  Shakti
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   cult.
• When the trikonas are represented in a disjointed manner and separated from each other, they symbolize the cession of time and the cosmos ceases to exist.

It is also used to describe astrological houses located in a triangular relationship to one another in Vedic astrology: the first house, the fifth house and ninth house, which are all 120 degrees from one another.