Anantar, Aṉantar: 2 definitions

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Anantar means something in Hindi, Tamil. 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.

Ambiguity: Although Anantar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Anamtara.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anantar in Hindi refers in English to:—(ind) after, afterwards; in the wake of..—anantar (अनंतर) is alternatively transliterated as Anaṃtara.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṉantar (அனந்தர்) noun variant of அனந்தல். [ananthal.]

1. Sleep; நித்திரை. மோக வனந்தர் முயல்வோர்க்கு [nithirai. moga vananthar muyalvorkku] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 62, 23).

2. Drowsiness, stupor, loss of consciousness, inebriety; மயக்கம். [mayakkam.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1249.)

3. Wakefulness; உணர்ச்சி. கட்டுயி லனந்தர்போல [unarchi. kattuyi lanantharpola] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1097).

4. Confusion of mind; மனத்தடு மாற்றம். மனங்கொள்ளா அனந்தருள்ளமுடையளாய் [manathadu marram. manangolla anantharullamudaiyalay] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 102, உரை [urai]). See அனந்தல் [ananthal] 3.

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Aṉantar (அனந்தர்) noun Cotton-plant. See பருத்தி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [paruthi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Aṉantar (அனந்தர்) noun < Ananta. A Jaina Arhat, one of the twenty-four tīrttaṅkarar, q.v.; தீர்த்தங்கரருள் ஒருவர். (திருக்கலம்பகம் காப்பு, உரை.) [thirthangararul oruvar. (thirukkalambagam kappu, urai.)]

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Aṉantar (அனந்தர்) noun < ananta. (Śaiva)

1. A Rudra; உருத்திரருள் ஒருவர். [uruthirarul oruvar.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 3, பக். [pag.] 215.)

2. A kind of pedestal, one of six calācaṉam, q.v.; அறுவகைச் சலாசனத் தொன்று. [aruvagais salasanath thonru.] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 523).

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