Atyanta, Atyamta: 21 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
In Buddhism
In Jainism
1. Jain philosophy
2. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Atyanta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渆xtreme (agitation)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.19 (鈥淜膩ma鈥檚 destruction by 艢iva鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to Narad膩: 鈥淸...] With pallid face and limbs, the extremely agitated daughter of the king of mountains returned to her palace taking the maids along with her. Due to the misery on account of the death of her husband, Rati fell down unconscious, as if dead. When she regained consciousness after a while, Rati in her great agitation [i.e., 补迟测补苍迟补-惫颈丑惫补濒腻] lamented loudly and said:鈥擺...]鈥�.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渁bsolutely鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hen, the Lord went on to speak these verses: 鈥榌...] (69) Since they are always concentrated in universal sameness (蝉补尘补迟腻), their minds (manas) are similar to the realm of the dharma (诲丑补谤尘补诲丑腻迟耻). Their thoughts are absolutely dissociated (atyanta-vivikta), but they still manifest it. The wise meditate on everything, but they are not attached to anything. [...]鈥欌€�.

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩rami迟腻蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

Buddhist philosophy

: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) or Atyantaparok峁 refers to 鈥�(appraisable objects that are indirectly evident to) an extreme degree鈥� representing one of the three types of prameya (鈥渁ppraisable objects鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he terms 鈥榦bject鈥� (惫颈峁测补; yul), 鈥榢nowable鈥� (箩帽别测补; shes bya), and 鈥榓ppraisable鈥� (prameya; gzhal bya) are all essentially equivalent, [...] it is the defining characteristic of the 鈥榓ppraisable鈥� that it is to be understood through valid cognition鈥�. When objects to be appraised (prameya) are analyzed in terms of the processes of understanding, they are said to include both specifically characterized phenomena and generally characterized phenomena. Alternatively, they fall into three [categories]鈥擺i.e., appraisable objects that are indirectly evident to an extreme degree (补迟测补苍迟补-辫补谤辞办峁; shin tu lkog gyur), ...]鈥�.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) or 补迟测补苍迟补艣奴苍测补迟腻 refers to 鈥渆ndless emptiness鈥� one of the 鈥渢wenty emptinesses鈥� (艣奴苍测补迟腻) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 41). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., atyanta). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) (=Atyan迟腻bh膩va) refers to 鈥渁bsolute (non-existence)鈥� and represents one of the four kinds of Abh膩va (鈥渘on-existence), as used in the 础苍别办腻苍迟补箩补测补辫补迟腻办腻-辫谤补办补谤补峁嘺, a 艢ve迟腻mbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra S奴ri.鈥擺Cf. Vol. I, P. 17, l. 29]

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General definition (in Jainism)

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

1) Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渆ndless (non-attachment)鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭his [virtuous meditation] confers upon corporeal souls the pleasure, produced from the tranquillity of discrimination because of endless non-attachment (atyanta-nirveda), which is the experience of one鈥檚 own self [and] is beyond the senses鈥�.

2) Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渁bsolutely (eternal)鈥�, according to the J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f the body were extraordinary or absolutely eternal (补迟测补苍迟补-艣腻艣惫补迟补), then on account of [that] it is suitable to do a despicable action for the sake of it鈥�.

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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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶傕い).鈥攁d (S) Extremely, excessively, very much.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶傕い).鈥�ad Extremely, very much.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�a. [ati办谤腻苍迟补岣� anta峁� s墨m膩峁� n膩艣am]

1) Excessive, much, very great or strong; 掳啶掂啶班ぎ啷� (vairam) great enmity; 掳啶啶む啶班 (尘补颈迟谤墨); 掳啶灌た啶啶む啶曕た啶班ぞ啶ㄠた啶侧ぞ啶� (丑颈尘辞迟办颈谤腻苍颈濒腻岣�) Kum膩rasambhava 5.26.

2) Complete, perfect, absolute; 掳啶呧き啶距さ啶� (补产丑腻惫补岣�) absolute non-existence; See below.

3) Endless, perpetual, permanent, everlasting, uninterrupted, unbroken; 啶曕た啶� 啶掂ぞ啶むさ啶距い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むさ啶苦く啷嬥- 啶啶樴 啶灌い啶溹啶掂た啶む (ki峁� v膩 tav膩tyantaviyoga- moghe hataj墨vite) R.14.65; 啶さ啶む啶啶班ぎ啶む啶え啷嵿い啶 (bhavatyajaramatyantam) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.151; 啶 啶え啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠさ啶о啷嵿げ啷囙ざ啶距え啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶｀た啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶� 啶氞た啶曕啶班啶粪い啶� 啷� 啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶膏啶� 啶灌た啶むお啷嵿ぐ啷囙お啷嵿じ啷佮 啶膏啶栢ぎ- 啶む啶え啷嵿い啶ざ啷嵿え啷佮い啷� (yo bandhanavadhakle艣膩n pr膩峁噄n膩峁� na cik墨r峁ti | sa sarvasya hitaprepsu岣� sukhama- tyantama艣nute) || Manusm峁泃i 5.46; Bhagavadg墨迟腻 (Bombay) 6.28; 啶曕じ啷嵿く啶距い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶む 啶膏啶栢ぎ啷佮お啶ㄠい啶 (kasy膩tyanta峁� sukhamupanatam) Meghad奴ta 111. 啶ㄠぞ啶ぎ啶む啶え啷嵿い啶膏啶掂ぞ啶膏 啶侧き啷嵿く啶む 啶啶� 啶曕啶ㄠ啶苦い啷� (n膩yamatyantasa峁僾膩so labhyate yena kenacit) H.4.73.

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1) Exceedingly, excessively, very much, to the highest degree; 啶膏啶ムぞ啶啶さ啶むた啶氞ぞ啶む啶え啷嵿い啶� 啶班啷嵿啶� 啶多啶曕啶侧お啶熰 啶ぅ啶� (sth膩y墨bhavati c膩tyanta峁� ra峁単a岣� 艣uklapa峁璭 yath膩) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.33; 啶膏啶むえ啶傕ぇ啶啶洁い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むざ啶苦ざ啷佮 啶膏啶むえ啶距う啶苦さ (stana峁僤hayo'tyanta艣i艣u岣� stan膩diva) Mu.4.14. very young.

2) For ever, to the end (of life), through life; 啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶膏啷冟ざ啷囙啷嵿し啶｀さ啶侧啶侧き啶距き啶苦ぐ啶距す啷� 啶ㄠた啶掂い啷嵿じ啷嵿く啶むた (atyantam膩tmasa峁箾艣ek峁峁嘺vallabh膩bhir膩ho nivatsyati) 艢1.26 For all time, in perpetuity; 啶膏ぞ啶氞ぞ啶む啶え啷嵿い啶う啶班啶多え啶� 啶ㄠく啶ㄠく啷嬥ぐ啷嵿く啶距い啶� (s膩 c膩tyantamadar艣ana峁� nayanayory膩迟腻) V.4.9; oft. in comp.; 掳啶椸い啶� (驳补迟腻) See below; 啶啶班た啶ぎ啶む啶え啷嵿い- 啶掂た啶侧啶啶むう啶班啶多え啶 (priyamatyanta- viluptadar艣anam) Kum膩rasambhava 4.2. For ever lost to view; R.14.3;

3) Absolutely, perfectly, completely.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攎fn. or adv. n.

(-苍迟补岣�-苍迟腻-苍迟补峁�) Much, excessive. E. ati beyond, and anta end or boundary.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攊. e. ati-anta, adj., f. 迟腻. 1. Excessive, very large. 2. Endless, perpetual, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 5, 46; eternal. acc. sing. tam, adv. 1. very much. 2. for ever, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 202.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擺adjective] reaching to the end, uninterrupted, continual, thorough, complete, absolute. 掳 & [neuter] to the end, through life, for ever, continually, throughout, thoroughly.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺=aty-anta] mfn. beyond the proper end or limit

2) [v.s. ...] excessive, very great, very strong

3) [v.s. ...] endless, unbroken, perpetual

4) [v.s. ...] absolute, perfect

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擨. [tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-nta岣�-n迟腻-ntam) 1) Excessive, very much, very far.

2) Complete, thorough.

3) Uninterrupted, continual (in space or time). Ii. Avyay墨bh.

(-ntam) 1) Excessively.

2) Completely.

3) Always, continually. E. ati (sc. 办谤腻苍迟补) and anta (in the sense of the accusative).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺atya+nta] (nta岣�-n迟腻-nta峁�) a. Much.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 础肠肠补峁僼补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Atya峁僼a (啶呧い啷嵿く啶傕い) [Also spelled atyant]:鈥�(adv and a) very much, much; excessively, exceedingly.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atya峁僼a (嗖呧菠喑嵿帛嗖傕菠):鈥�

1) [adjective] (the superlative form of the adj. 嗖呧菠嗖� [ati] meaning 'of very high degree' or 'beyond the proper end or limit, as in) very great or trifling; very high or low; very strong or weak; very good or bad.

2) [adjective] absolute; perfect.

3) [adjective] endless.

4) [adjective] beyond toleration or very comforting.

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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 Dictionary

Atyanta (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. very (greatly); excessively; 2. extremely; n. extremeness; excess;

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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.

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