Anadyanta, Anādyanta, Anadi-anta: 6 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAnādyanta (अनाद्यन्त) refers to “one who is devoid of beginning and end” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.6 (“Prayer to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “Obeisance to you, the soul of all, obeisance to Śiva the remover of distress, [...] I bow to you everywhere who are the lord of all, who preside over the worlds, who are the excellent Satya and Śiva and who have the refulgence of innumerable suns. I bow to you everywhere, you the lord of the universe devoid of beginning and end (anādyanta), the lord of the twenty six Tattvas and the activiser of everything. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnādyanta (अनाद्यन्त).—a. without beginning and end; eternal.
-antaḥ Name of Śiva.
Anādyanta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anādi and anta (अन्त). See also (synonyms): anādyananta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anādyanta (अनाद्यन्त):—[=an-ādyanta] [from an-ādi] mfn. without beginning and end
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnādyanta (अनाद्यन्त):—[bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntam) Without a be-ginning and end, eternal. Ii. m.
(-ntaḥ) A name of Śiva. E. a priv. and ādianta (Dwandwa).
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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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Partial matches: Anadi, An, Adyanta, Anta, Anati.
Full-text: Anadyananta, Mithyatva.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 1.3: The Fourteen Guṇasthānas < [Appendices]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)