Anuttama: 16 definitions
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Anuttama 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)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�).鈥擳he name of the tapas performed by Atri (s.v.) for creation.*
- * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 23. 2.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�).鈥擮ther than 啶夃い啷嵿い啶� (uttama) or the first person; cf. 啶掂た啶ぞ啶粪た啶む 啶膏啶じ啶班啶椸ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶むぎ啶 (vibh腻峁ta峁� sopasargamanuttamam) P. VII.1.53 and K腻艣ika thereon.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy腻kara峁嘺) 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is unsurpassed鈥� and is used to describe 艢iva, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 22.5-10ab]鈥斺�淟isten! I will speak to the question that remains in your heart. All the innumerable Mantras, on all occasions, have the majesty of 艢iva and 艢akti, all are endowed with 艢akti, all grant rewards and liberation, and [all] are nourished by one鈥檚 own 艢akti. However, the highest Deva is tranquil, in possession of imperceptible Gu峁嘺s, [namely] 艢iva who consists of all, who is pure, and who is to be understood as unsurpassed (anuttama鈥�bh腻vagr腻hya岣� hy anuttama岣�). [...]
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�).鈥�a. [na uttamo yasm腻t]
1) Than which there is nothing better, having no superior or better, unsurpassed, the very best or highest, incomparably or preeminently the best, 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶︵啶班さ啷嵿く啷囙し啷� 啶掂た啶︵啶啶� 啶︵啶班さ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶灌啶班え啷佮い啷嵿い啶ぎ啷� (sarvadravye峁 vidyaiva dravyam腻huranuttamam) H. Pr.4; 啶曕ぞ (办腻)啶ㄠ 啶椸い啶苦ぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶むぎ啶距ぎ啷� (n gatimanuttam腻m) Manusm峁泃i 2.242; Y.1.87; 啶呧う啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶む啶掂く啶� 啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぎ啶ㄠ啶む啶むぎ啶� 啶むぎ啶� (adrastvay腻 nunnamanuttama峁� tama岣�) 艢i艣up腻lavadha 1.27 all-pervading; Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 7.18; Manusm峁泃i 2.9;5.158; 8.81.
2) Not the best.
3) (in gram.) Not used in the 啶夃い啷嵿い啶� (uttama) or first person.
-尘补岣� Name of 艢iva or Vi峁ａ箛u.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-尘补岣�-m腻-ma峁�) 1. Chief, principal, best. 2. Worse, inferior, not best. E. an neg. and uttama best.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�).鈥攁dj. (literally, having no superior), 1. insurmountable, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
Anuttama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and uttama (啶夃い啷嵿い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�).鈥擺adjective] highest (lit. not having a highest), supreme, best, most, excellent.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�):鈥擺=an-uttama] mf(腻)n. unsurpassed, incomparably the best or chief, excellent
2) [v.s. ...] excessive
3) [v.s. ...] not the best
4) [v.s. ...] (in [grammar]) not used in the uttama, or first person.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�):鈥攎. f. n.
(-尘补岣�-m腻-mam) I. [tatpurusha compound] Very best, chief, principal. E. a compar. or expl. and uttama, or perhaps a compound framed after the analogy of anuttara. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] (In grammar.) Without the first person, used in any but the first person, i. e. in the second or third person (viz. a verb). E. a priv. and uttama.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�):鈥擺(ma岣�-m腻-ma峁�) a.] Best; worst.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAnuttama (嗖呧波喑佮菠喑嵿菠嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] not good; bad.
2) [adjective] that is not excelled by another; best; most excellent.
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 DictionaryAnuttama (啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶�):鈥攁dj. not the best/excellent;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryanuttama (醼♂�斸��愥�贯�愥��) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
[na+uttama]
摆醼�+醼メ赌愥赌贯赌愥赌橾
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻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: Uttama, An, Na.
Starts with: Anuttamam, Anuttamambhas, Anuttamambhasika, Anuttamanya, Anuttamanyu, Anuttamatta, Anuttamattha.
Full-text: Anuttamambhasika, Anuttamambhas, Anuttamam, Anuttamatta, Anuttam, Anuttamattha, Lakshaneya, Anuttaramga, Uttama, Prakamya, Sarvakama, Mukti, Apashcima, Anuttara, Anusara, Jambhatika, Apara, Atri, A.
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Hari-bhakti-kalpa-lati办腻 (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 39 < [First Stabaka]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
S奴tra 2.42 < [Book 2 - Practice (S腻dhana)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by 艢r墨la R奴pa Gosv腻m墨)
Verse 2.5.122 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sth腻y墨-bh腻va)]
Verse 1.3.53 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bh腻va-bhakti)]
Yoga-sutras (Vedanta Commentaries)
S奴tra 42 < [Part II - Yoga and its Practice]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)