Anantacaturdashi, Anantacaturdaśī, Ananta-caturdashi, Anamtacaturdashi: 9 definitions
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Anantacaturdashi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Anantacaturdaśī can be transliterated into English as Anantacaturdasi or Anantacaturdashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Anantachaturdashi.
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Marathi-English dictionary
anantacaturdaśī (अनंतचतुर्दशी).—f (S) anantavrata n (S) The fourteenth of bhādrapadaśuklapakṣa sacred to viṣṇu.
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
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी).—[anantasya ārādhanaṃ yasyāṃ sā caturdaśī] the 14th day of the bright half of Bhādrapada when Ananta is worshipped
Anantacaturdaśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ananta and caturdaśī (चतुर्दशी). See also (synonyms): anantavrata.
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी).—f. (-śī) The fourteenth lunation of the light half of Bhadra, when Ananta is worshipped. E. ananta, and caturdaśī the fourteenth.
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी):—[=an-anta-caturdaśī] [from an-anta] f. the fourteenth lunar day (or full moon) of Bhādra, when Ananta is worshipped.
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-śī) The fourteenth lunation of the light half i. e. the day of the full moon of the month Bhādra (August-September), when Viṣṇu under the form of the serpent Ananta is worshipped. E. ananta and caturdaśī.
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी):—[ana+nta-catur-daśī] < [ananta-catur-daśī] (śī) 3. f. The 14th of Bhādra when Ananta is worshipped.
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी):—[(a + ca)] f. Bez. des 14ten Tages in der lichten Hälfte des Bhādra [Oxforder Handschriften 34,b,24. 87,b,2]; vgl. [Asiatick Researches 3, 290.]
Anantacaturdaśī (अनन्तचतुर्दशी):—f. der 14ten Tag in der lichten Hälfte des Bhādra.
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
Anaṃtacaturdaśi (ಅನಂತಚತುರ್ದಶಿ):—[noun] a festival observed on the fourteenth day of sixth month in a lunar calendar.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Dashi, Caturdashi, Ananta.
Starts with (+0): Anantacaturdashivratakatha, Anantacaturdashivratavidhi.
Full-text (+0): Anantavrata, Ananta.
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Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)