Anata, ĀԲٲ, Anaṭa: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Anata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAnata (अन�).—Uncerebralized; not changed into a cerebral (मूर्धन्य (ūԲⲹ)) letter.cf. दन्त्यस्� मूर्धन्यापात्तिर्नति� (dantyasya mūrdhanyāpāttirnati�) Uvaṭa on R. Pr. IV.34.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀԲٲ (आन�) refers to “kneeling� (in respect), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.6 (“The miraculous feat of Kārttikeya�).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin named Nārada said to Kumāra (Kārttikeya): “[...] You are always subservient to great and pious love. You have six faces. You love the saintly persons who kneel (Բٲⲹ) to you [priyasādhurԲٲⲹ�]. You are the lord of all people and their benefactor. You destroy those, who harass the good. You are the preceptor of even Śiva. You are the lord of the entire universe. Your feet are served by all the gods. O lover of service, save me. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiĀԲٲ (आन�) refers to “bowing (the head)�, according to the ҳܰ-ṇḍ-Բ [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Drinking the only essence, the liquor of union, purifies the mind, By going to the power places, and so on, the body is purified, In the middle of the holy seat, the highest mandala, Cakra Nātha, With the head bowed (ś-Բٲ), in praise of the eternally highest Guru�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)ĀԲٲ (आन�) refers to one of the sixteen heavens (kalpa) hosting the sixteen classes of empyrean celestial beings (Ծ첹), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.19. The living beings residing in the Բ are called the empyrean gods (Ծ첹) and represents one of the four classes of Devas.
What is the number of layers in ĀԲٲ and Prāṇata heaven pairs? There are three layers there. Which thought-colourations are there in ĀԲٲ-Prāṇata and Āraṇa-Acyuta gods? They have white thought colouration. What is the maximum lifespan of deities in ĀԲٲ-Prāṇata kalpas? It is slightly more then twenty ocean-measured-periods (sāgara) for both.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀԲٲ (आन�).�p. p.
1) Respectfully saluted or bowed to.
2) (Actively used) Bent down, bending, stooping, inclined; कुसुमानताः (ܲܳԲ�) (ٲ�) Kirātārjunīya 5.25; Rs.6.3 (v. l.); पादानत� (Բٲ�) Kumārasambhava 3.8; so प्रश्रय�, फलभार� (praśraya°, phalabhāra°).
3) Making a low bow, saluting respectfully; (پᲹ) आदेश� देशकालज्ञः शिष्यः शासितुरानत� (ādeśa� deśakālajña� śiṣya� śāsiturānata�) R.1.92,4.69.
4) Humble, obedient, submissive, pacified, conciliated.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnata (अन�).—mfn.
(-ٲ�--ٲ�) 1. Erect, not bowed down. 2. Proud, haughty. E. a neg. nata bowed.
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ĀԲٲ (आन�).—mfn.
(-ٲ�--ٲ�) 1. Bending, stooping, bowed. 2. Pacified, conciliated. 3. Humbled. 4. Submissive, obedient. E. � before nam to bow or bend, affix kta.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀԲٲ (आन�).—[adjective] bowed, bent (of a bow); bent inwards, hollowed, flat, level; bowing, stooping.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anata (अन�):—[=a-nata] mfn. not bent, not bowed down
2) [v.s. ...] not changed into a lingual consonant, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya]
3) [v.s. ...] erect
4) [v.s. ...] stiff
5) [v.s. ...] haughty.
6) ṭa (अनाट):—[from ñ] m. (said to be [from] �an, but [probably] for -ṭa, ‘not walking�) a child or any young woman (= śś), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) ĀԲٲ (आन�):—[=-Բٲ] a etc. See under -√n next page.
8) [=-Բٲ] [from -Բ] b mfn. bending, stooping, bowed, [Raghuvaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
9) [v.s. ...] humbled, submissive, obedient, [Mahābhārata] etc.
10) [v.s. ...] bent or curved inwards (as a bow), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] flat, sunk (not elevated), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] pacified, conciliated
13) [v.s. ...] saluted reverently.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnata (अन�):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ٲ�--ٲ) 1) Erect, not bowed down, stiff.
2) Proud, haughty. E. a neg. and nata.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anata (अन�):—[a-nata] (ta�-tā-ta�) a. Erect, proud.
2) ĀԲٲ (आन�):—[-Բٲ] (ta�-tā-ta�) a. Bent, bowed; humbled; pacified; submiss.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ĀԲٲ (आन�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṇaⲹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀԲٲ (आन�) [Also spelled anat]:�(a) bent; biassed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnata (ಅನ�):�
1) [adjective] not bent; straight.
2) [adjective] not prostrating; not humble; full of unwarranted pride.
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ĀԲٲ (ಆನ�):�
1) [adjective] bent; bent downwards; stooped.
2) [adjective] prostrated; bent in reverence; humble.
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ĀԲٲ (ಆನ�):�
1) [noun] one who is bowed, bent in reverence or surrendered; he who is yielded.
2) [noun] (Jain.) thirteenth of the sixteen heavens.
3) [noun] a particular kind of erotic lock in copulation, the man copulating with the woman from behind when she bends her body on her knees.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀԲٲ (आन�):—adj. 1. respectfully saluted/bowed to; 2. bent down; bending; stooping; inclined; 3. making a low bow; saluting respectfully; 4. humble; obedient; submissive; pacified; conciliated;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Anata-pallikutam, Anatabhuvana, Anatabhuvane, Anatagami, Anatai, Anataitus, Anataja, Anatajana, Anatam Sutta, Anatamastaka, Anatamtra, Anatamukhi, Anatamurdha, Anatanka, Anatapa, Anataparvan, Anatapatra, Anatapi, Anatappillai, Anatappiretam.
Full-text (+18): Annata, Ananata, Unnatanata, Padanata, Vridanata, Anataja, Anunnatanata, Vyanata, Natanatika, Anatagami, Anat, Anatam Sutta, Shirasanata, Vyanatakarana, Anamra, Vaimanika, Anata-pallikutam, Vapranata, Pranata, Anatappillai.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.9.25 < [Chapter 9 - The Arrival of Śrī Dvārakā]
Verse 1.12.3 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Verse 4.1.25 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.166 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.19 - The sixteen Kalpa, nine Graiveyaka and five Anuttara < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Verse 1.7 - Another method of ascertaining knowledge (of seven categories) < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Verse 4.31 - Lifetimes of Deva from Brahmaloka to Acyuta kalpa < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.1 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 1.7.111-112 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 32: Description of the Upper World (ūrdhvaloka) < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 3: Sambhava’s birth < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 1: Incarnation as Vipulavāhana (introduction) < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1267: Time Measured by Sun Within and Without < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Verse 649: The Eight Siddhis Enumerated < [Tantra Three (munran tantiram) (verses 549-883)]