Antaga, Anta-ga, Amtaga: 12 definitions

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Antaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Antaga (अन्तग) refers to the “last one”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on 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 syllables of Navātman]: “The Moon Yoni—Sa, Śiva—Ha, the Fire of Time—Ra, the Vowel—Ū, the Last One (antaga)—KṢa. Time (kāla)—Ma, the Support of the Lotus Yoni—La, the Lord of the Wind—Ya and the Womb of Knowledge—Va. The form of (these) letters, extracted according to (their essential) condition and fused together into one syllabic mantra, is called Navātman. How else is it? It is covered with Sound. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Antaga (अन्तग).—a. having gone to the end of, thoroughly conversant or familiar with, (in comp.); शाखान्तगमथाध्वर्युम् (śākhāntagamathādhvaryum) Manusmṛti 3.145.

Antaga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anta and ga (ग).

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

Antaga (अन्तग).—mfn.

(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) 1. Dead, departed. 2. Traversing, crossing, going to the end. E. anta, and ga who goes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antaga (अन्तग).—[anta-ga] (vb. gam), adj., f. . 1. Going to the end. 2. Thoroughly conversant in, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 145.

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

Antaga (अन्तग):—[=anta-ga] [from anta] mfn. going to the end, thoroughly conversant with.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antaga (अन्तग):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-gaḥ-gā-gam) 1) Going to the end (compare antacara), e. g. vānarāndharāsamudraśailānāmantagān ‘monkeys which go to the end of earth, ocean and mountains’.

2) Accomplishing a duty or object in view, e. g. dūragairantagairvāṇaiḥ ‘with arrows which go far and obtain their purpose’.

3) Thoroughly conversant with, e. g. śākhāntaga ‘well conversant with Mantras and Brāhmaṇas’.

4) Being at the end, final (as of a word), e. g. akārākārayorantaga ūṣmā ‘a sibilant which is the final of a word after the letters a or ā’. E. anta and ga (gam, kṛt aff. ḍa).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antaga (अन्तग):—[anta-ga] (gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) a. Dead; piercing.

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

Antaga (अन्तग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṃtaa, Aṃtaga.

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Antaga in German

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Aṃtaga (अंतग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Antaka.

Aṃtaga has the following synonyms: Aṃtaa.

2) Aṃtaga (अंतग) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Antaga.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃtaga (ಅಂತಗ):—[noun] one probing till end, hence well-informed.

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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.

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