Adyantavat, Ādyantavat: 3 definitions
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Adyantavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Ādyantavat (आद्यन्तवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Finite, having beginning and end. E. ādi beginning, anta end, and matup aff.
1) Ādyantavat (आद्यन्तवत्):—[=ādy-anta-vat] [from ādy-anta > ādi] mfn. ‘having beginning and end’, finite, [Bhagavad-gītā v, 22]
2) [v.s. ...] ind. as if it were the beginning and the end, [Pāṇini 1-1, 21.]
Ādyantavat (आद्यन्तवत्):—[ādyanta-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Finite.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Partial matches: Vat, Adianta.
Starts with: Adyantavattva.
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