Anantaka, Ananta-ka: 15 definitions
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Anantaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: The Garuda puranamThe stone known as Anantaka, has various forms and bears an impression like the hood of a serpent.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む) refers to the 鈥渆ndless (great power)鈥� (of 艢iva), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.30 (鈥淭he Celebration of P膩rvat墨鈥檚 Return鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] In the meantime the lord of mountains returned from the Ga峁単膩. He saw the mendicant in the human form in his court-yard. [...] O dear, then the mendicant who was clever at diverse sports showed his endless (anantaka) great power to the mountain. The mountain saw him immediately transmuted in to the form of Vi峁ａ箛u the four-armed, with crown earrings and yellow garment. Flowers etc. which had been offered to the mace-bearing lord, Vi峁ａ箛u, at the time of worship, he saw on the body and over the head of the mendicant. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む) refers to 鈥渆ndless鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the Ni峁ala Form of 艢r墨n膩tha]鈥斺�淸...] O god, the teacher in the Western House is of three kinds鈥攇ross, subtle and supreme. O 艢ambhu, he who does not know (this) in the Age of Strife has no (hope of) liberation and worldly enjoyment is far from him. The gross one is the body (of Nav膩tman). The subtle form is endless (anantaka). The supreme (one) is beyond form. It is directly apparent (unmediated by the senses). The fourth is 艢r墨p膩da (that is, 艢r墨n膩tha himself). [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む).鈥�a. [sv膩rthe kan] Endless, eternal &c.
-kam The Eternal or Infinite (among the Jainas).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む).鈥�nt. (= Pali id., also nantaka), rag, worn- out cloth: 掳k膩ni pr膩v峁泃ya 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 175.19.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む).鈥攎fn.
(-办补岣�-办腻-办补峁�) Endless, eternal. E. kan added to the preceding.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む).鈥攁dj. endless.
Anantaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and antaka (啶呧え啷嵿い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む):鈥擺from an-anta] mfn. endless, boundless, eternal, infinite
2) [v.s. ...] n. the infinite (id est. infinite space).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む):鈥擨. m. f. n.
(-办补岣�-办腻-办补尘) Endless, eternal, unlimited. Ii. n.
(-kam) (In the Jaina doctrine.) The collective expression for what is eternal viz. matter and soul; but including also, according to a commentary, planets or according to another, 忙ther, regions &c. E. ananta, taddh. aff. kan, or rather a [bahuvrihi compound] composed of a neg. and anta, sam膩s膩nta aff. kap.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む):鈥擺ana+ntaka] (ka岣�-k膩-ka峁�) a. Eternal.
2) [(ka岣�-k膩-ka峁�) a.] Endless.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anantaka (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶む) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 础峁嘺峁僼补测补.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) anantaka (醼♂�斸�斸�贯�愥��) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
[a+nantaka. na+antaka. a峁嘺峁僼a-aya,addham膩gadhi. n墨ti,sutta.nh膩-3va7-.]
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2) anantaka (醼♂�斸�斸�贯�愥��) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
[ananta+ka]
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nantaka, An, Ka, A, Ananta, Antaka.
Starts with: Anamtakamti, Anantakacceti, Anantakakkoti, Anantakala, Anantakalpa, Anantakam, Anantakamam, Anantakanam, Anantakanana, Anantakara, Anantakaram, Anantakarantam, Anantakatha, Anantakaya.
Full-text: Anantakam, Anamtaya, Putravaira, Putra, Vaira, Nantaka, Sutartha, Sampad, Arthalabha, Sutalabha, Dhanasampad.
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Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 68 - The race of Jy膩magha (va峁兣沘-anuvar峁嘺na) < [Section 1 - Uttarabh膩ga]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 78 - Worship Prescribed for a Devotee of Vi峁ａ箛u < [Section 5 - P膩t膩la-Kha峁囜笉a (Section on the Nether World)]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LII - Regulations of Prayaschittas (penitential rites) < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter XLV - Characteristic marks of Shalagrama Stones (Shaligram) < [Agastya Samhita]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.24 < [Section VI - Qualified Countries]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Ramayana Tradition in Asia < [July 鈥� September, 1984]