Venkatanatha, ձṅkṭaٳ: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�).—A Sanskrit poet who lived in the 14th century A.D. He completed nearly hundred and twentyfive poetic works. These are written in Sanskrit and Prākṛta. The major poetic work "Rāghavābhyudaya" of ձṅkṭaٳ consists of twentyfour kāṇḍas. This is a beautiful poetic work. Appayyadīkṣitar has written a commentary on this work. This poet ձṅkṭaٳ, who was also known by the name "Vedāntadeśika", was a great philosopher too. It is said that his native place was Tuppil, near Khānsi. Most of his works are based on theosophy and on the philosophy of oneness of man with God.
ձṅkṭaٳ was born in 1268 and died in November 1369, as critics say. Even today he is esteemed and venerated as a divine person.

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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: IKGA: Asiaձṅkṭaٳ, or Vedāntadeśika, traditionally dated 1270-1369, is one of the most important representatives of the South Indian school of Rāmānuja. ձṅkṭaٳ systematized the tradition’s teachings and laid down the doctrines that are authoritative for the Vaṭakalai, the tradition’s northern, Sanskrit-oriented sub-sect, thus having a decisive influence on its further development. ձṅkṭaٳ wrote more than a hundred works, with subjects including theology, philosophy, dramas and poetry, and wrote in three languages, Sanskrit, Tamil and Maṇipravāḷa. Despite ձṅkṭaٳ's great significance, very few of his works have been translated or studied.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Ananta Sūri: Saṃkalpasūryodaya nāṭaka.
ձṅkṭaٳ has the following synonyms: Veṅkaṭa ācārya.
2) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Compare Veṅkaṭeśa, Veṅkaṭeśvara.
3) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Quoted in the Rāmānujadarśana of the Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^b.
4) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Abhayadānasāra, Abhayapradāna, Abhayapradānasāra. Gopālaviṃśati. Nikṣeparakṣ�. Prapannamālikā. Lakṣmīstotra.
5) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Garuḍapañcāśat. Dayāśataka.
6) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Prahlādavijaya kāvya.
7) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):�
—[commentary] on Brahmānandagiri’s Bhagavadgītāṭīkā.
8) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):�
—[commentary] on a stotra by Yāmunācārya. L. 2805.
9) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Śaraṇāgatiṭīkā.
10) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—son of Raṅganātha: Āśaucaśataka. Gṛhyaratna and its
—[commentary] Vibudhakaṇṭhabhūṣaṇa. Daśanirṇaya. Pitṛmedhasāra. Smṛtiratnākara. See Hz. Extr. 88.
11) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—son of Veṅkaṭādhvarin, pupil of Rāmabrahmānandatīrtha: Siddhāntāmṛta.
12) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—son of Raṅganātha. grandson of Sarasvatīvallabha: Darśanirṇaya.
13) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Adhikārasaṃgraha.
14) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—Śatadūṣaṇ�.
15) ձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—son of Ananta, grandson of Vaiśvānara, wrote beside the works given in Cc. Ii p. 143: Nyāyapariśuddhi. Bhagavadgītābhāṣyatātparyacandrikā.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryձṅkṭaٳ (वेङ्कटना�):—[=ṅkṭa-ٳ] [from veṅkaṭa > veṅka] m. Name of various authors, [Catalogue(s)]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Natha, Venkata.
Starts with: Venkatanatha vaidikasarvabhauma, Venkatanatha vajapeyin, Venkatanatha vedantacarya.
Full-text (+34): Kavitarkikasimha, Venkatanatha vajapeyin, Venkatanatha vaidikasarvabhauma, Venkatanatha vedantacarya, Hayagrivastotra, Venkatadhvarin, Yaduvamshadipancakavyani, Vibudhakanthabhushana, Balagnihotrin, Shriranganathapadukasahasra, Adhikarasamgraha, Prapannamalika, Prahladavijaya, Siddhantamrita, Ranganathapadukasahasrastotra, Yamunacaryastotra, Abhayapradanasara, Tattvamuktakalapa, Darshanirnaya, Rahasyatrayasara.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
Introduction—Philosophical doctrines in the Sankalpa-suryodaya < [Chapter 5 - Philosophical doctrines]
Biography of Venkatanatha < [Chapter 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Note on Venkatanatha’s “Hamsa Sandesha� < [April � June, July � September 1978]
Sri Raghavendra Swami < [January � March, 2007]
A Pearl from Tamraparni < [October 1955]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Rāmānuja Literature < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Part 8 - ձṅkṭaٳ’s treatment of Doubt < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 11 - ձṅkṭaٳ’s treatment of Inference < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]