Amritakunda, Amrita-kunda, Amṛtakuṇḍa: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Amṛtakuṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Amrtakunda or Amritakunda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
amṛtakuṇḍa (कमलानन्द) refers to the “tanks of nectar”, according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Aṃśadeva]: “[...] Then he became visible again and went to the peak of Kailāśa. His Pūjā name was Kamalānanda. O beautiful one, I will tell (you) Siddhanātha’s secret name. There are snakes that are hard to overcome who, unconquered, (live) in the abyss of the netherworld. He (came to be known as) Amṛtadeva when he drank the tanks of nectar (amṛtakuṇḍa) and Māṇikya because he (miraculously) split apart a pearl. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुंड).—n S The vessel containing the nectar (in Swarga.)
amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुंड).—n The vessel containing the nectar (in svarga).
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
Amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड).—a vessel containing nectar.
Derivable forms: amṛtakuṇḍam (अमृतकुण्डम्).
Amṛtakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) A vessel of nectar. E. amṛta and kuṇḍa a hole.
Amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड).—n. the vessel containing the amṛta, or beverage of immortality.
Amṛtakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड):—[=a-mṛta-kuṇḍa] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] n. the vessel containing the Amṛta or nectar.
Amṛtakuṇḍa (अमृतकुण्ड):—[amṛta-kuṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) m. Nectar-cup.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Amrita, Kunda, Kunta.
Starts with: Amritakundali, Amritakundalyutpatti, Amritakundalyutpattinirdesha.
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