Anamika, Anāmika: 15 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Shaktism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Anamika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Anāmikā (अनामिका):—4th or ring finger. Annularis

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Anāmika (अनामिक) refers to the “Nameless”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while expounding Kaula and the Nine Kaulas]—“Free of sound and touch, devoid of what is to be taken up and abandoned, what exists and what does not, the Great Kaula, the Nameless (anāmika), is free of the repetition of mantra and worship, meditation, and concentration”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

anāmika (अनामिक).—a (S Unworthy or unsuitable to be named.) An individual of any of the low classes beyond the division of Shudra, a mahāra, māṅga, cāmbhāra &c. A comprehensive or common term for these classes. 2 That is without a name, anonymous.

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anāmikā (अनामिका).—f (S) The ring-finger, that next to the little finger.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

anāmikā (अनामिका).—f The ring-finger

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anāmikā (अनामिका).—[nāsti nāma anyāṅgulivat yasyāḥ, svārthe kan] The ring-finger; so called because it has no name like the other fingers; Śat. Br.14. cf. Tv. तया हि शिवेन ब्रह्मशिरश्छिन्नं, तेन तस्या अपवित्रजातीयता (tayā hi śivena brahmaśiraśchinnaṃ, tena tasyā apavitrajātīyatā); अत एव तस्याः पवित्रीकर- णार्थं यज्ञादौ पवित्रनामककुशधारणं तत्र क्रियते । अनामिकाधृता दर्भा ह्येकानामिकयापि वा । द्वाभ्यामनामिकाभ्यां तु धार्ये दर्भपवित्रके (ata eva tasyāḥ pavitrīkara- ṇārthaṃ yajñādau pavitranāmakakuśadhāraṇaṃ tatra kriyate | anāmikādhṛtā darbhā hyekānāmikayāpi vā | dvābhyāmanāmikābhyāṃ tu dhārye darbhapavitrake) ||; also पुरा कवीनां गणनाप्रसङ्गे कनिष्ठिकाधिष्ठितकालिदासाः । अद्यापि तत्तुल्यकवे- रभावादनामिका सार्थवती बभूव (purā kavīnāṃ gaṇanāprasaṅge kaniṣṭhikādhiṣṭhitakālidāsāḥ | adyāpi tattulyakave- rabhāvādanāmikā sārthavatī babhūva) || Subhās.

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Anamika 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anāmikā (अनामिका):—(nf) the ring finger.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anāmika (ಅನಾಮಿಕ):—[adjective] = ಅನಾಮಧೇಯ [anamadheya]1.

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Anāmika (ಅನಾಮಿಕ):—[noun] a man belonging to the lowest caste caṇḍāla' (in Hindu society); a paraiah.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Anāmika (अनामिक):—adj. anonymous;

2) Anāmikā (अनामिका):—n. ring-finger; adj. fem. nameless; anonymous;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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