Amritatva, Amṛtatva: 8 definitions
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Amritatva 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.
The Sanskrit term Amṛtatva can be transliterated into English as Amrtatva or Amritatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व) refers to “immortality”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 9.12cd-13, while explaining the name of Amṛteśa]—“He is called Netra because he protects the restrained and bound. He who escapes death is called Mṛtyujit. Thus, he [who] grants immortality (amṛtatva) is called Amṛteśa”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व).—Immortality; उतामृतत्वस्येशानो यदन्नेनातिरोहति (utāmṛtatvasyeśāno yadannenātirohati) Ṛgveda 1.9.2; अहिंसया च भूतानाममृतत्वाय कल्पते (ahiṃsayā ca bhūtānāmamṛtatvāya kalpate) Manusmṛti 6. 6; Bṛ. Up.2.4.2.
Derivable forms: amṛtatvam (अमृतत्वम्).
See also (synonyms): amṛtatā.
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व).—[amṛta + tva], n. Immortality, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 60.
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व).—[neuter] immortality.
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व):—[=a-mṛta-tva] [from a-mṛta > a-mūla] n. = -tā, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā etc.]
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व):—
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Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व):—
1) Unsterblichkeit [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 18, 34.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 333. 337. 352. 354.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 82, 44.] —
2) das Nektar —, Ambrosia-Sein: kadannamapi martyānāmamṛtatvāya kalpate [Spr. 3696.]
Amṛtatva (अमृतत्व):—n. —
1) Unsterblichkeit. —
2) das Ambrosiasein [Indische sprüche 908.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Amṛtatva (ಅಮೃತತ್ವ):—[noun] the state or quality of being free from decaying or destruction; deathlessness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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