Anantarupa, 础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补, Ananta-rupa, Anamtarupa: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) 础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お) or simply Ananta refers to 鈥渙ne who assumes the form of infinity鈥� and represents and epithet of Goddess Durg膩, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.11. Accordingly as Brahm膩 said to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] O sage, seeing her [Durg膩] who was 艢iva鈥檚 Energy herself, directly in front of me, my lofty shoulders bent down with devotion and I eulogised her after due obeisance. [...] Thou art the Vidy膩 of diverse sorts. Thou art endowed with illumination, purity and detachment. Thou assumest K奴峁璦stha (perpetually immovable), Avyakta (unmanifest) and Ananta (infinite) [viz., 础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补] form and Thou art the eternal time holding all the worlds鈥�.
2) 础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お) refers to one who is of 鈥渆ndless forms鈥�, and is used as an epithet of 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.19. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] thus commanded by 艢iva in the presence of all, Vi峁ａ箛u spoke thus propitiating the great lord:鈥斺�榌...] O 艢iva, you are the supreme brilliance, the firmament, having your own abode. You are the primordial Being, the immovable, the unmanifest, of endless forms (补苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补), the eternal and devoid of attributes鈥攍ength etc. From this form alone everything has emanated鈥欌��.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お) refers to 鈥渦nlimited forms鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お) refers to 鈥渙ne whose nature is endless鈥�, and is used to describe Bhairava, according to the Kubjik膩matatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik膩 cult.鈥擜ccordingly, as Bhairava describes himself: 鈥淚 am indeed the sole potter and I burn with (divine) qualities in the midst of the Skyfarers and the rest. Established in the status of a teacher, I emanate all things. I am S膩d膩khya of the Skyfarers, Pi峁単a (the Tawny One) born of the Wind. In (the element) Fire, my nature (as Ananta) is endless (补苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补). I am the Lord of Grace鈥擜nugrah墨艣a, born of Water. I am 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha at the culmination of completion. I am Kul墨艣a in the world. I grace all things. [...]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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お) refers to the 鈥渞adiance of Infinity鈥�, according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] There are no rules, dispassion, renunciation or meditation for one who is pure receptivity by nature, and admits no knowable form of being? For him who shines with the radiance of Infinity (补苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补) and is not subject to natural causality [sphurato'nantar奴pe峁嘺 prak峁泃i峁� ca na pa艣yata岣�] there is neither bondage, liberation, pleasure nor pain. [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お).鈥�a. of innumerable forms or shapes; epithet of Visnu.
础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ananta and 谤奴辫补 (啶班啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お).鈥攎fn.
(-辫补岣�-辫腻-辫补峁�) Multiform. E. ananta, and 谤奴辫补 form.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お).鈥擺adjective] having innumerable forms.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お):鈥擺=an-anta-谤奴辫补] [from an-anta] mfn. having innumerable forms or shapes.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お):鈥擺bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-辫补岣�-辫腻-辫补尘) Having innumerable forms or shapes, multiform. E. ananta and 谤奴辫补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary础苍补苍迟补谤奴辫补 (啶呧え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷傕お):鈥擺ananta-谤奴辫补] (pa岣�-p膩-pa峁�) a. Multiform.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAna峁僼a谤奴辫补 (嗖呧波嗖傕菠嗖班硞嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] unlimited forms.
2) [noun] one who can manifest in innumerable number of forms.
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: Ananta, Rupa.
Starts with: Anantarupanissaya.
Full-text: Ananta.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.38 < [Chapter 11 - Vi艣va谤奴辫补-dar艣ana-yoga (beholding the Lord鈥檚 Universal Form)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
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