Anantavirya, Anantavīrya, Ananta-virya, Anamtavirya: 11 definitions

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«previous next»] — Anantavirya in Jainism glossary
Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य) is the son of Vasundharā and Stimitasāgara, according to chapter 5.2 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“[...] Now, the soul of Śrīvijaya fell from Susthitāvarta and descended into the womb of Queen Anuddharā. [...] At the proper time the queen bore her son, a festival for the eye, dark as the petal of a blue lotus, like the sky bearing a rain-cloud. The king gave the name Anantavīrya to Anuddharā’s son, who had great power, at a great festival”.

2) Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य) is the name of an ancient king from Hastināpura, according to chapter 6.4 [subhūma-cakravartin-caritra].

3) Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य) is the name of a Sage, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [Rāvaṇa’s expedition of conquest].—Accordingly, “One day Rāvaṇa went to Mount Svarṇatuṅga to pay homage to the sage Anantavīrya whose omniscience had arisen. After he had paid homage, Daśakandhara sat down in the proper place and listened to a sermon, a channel of nectar to the ears. At the end of the sermon Daśāsya asked the great sage, ‘How shall I die?’ and the Blessed One replied, ‘The death of you, a Prativiṣṇu, will be at the hands of a future Vāsudeva because of a sin connected with another man’s wife, Daśānana’.”;

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anantavirya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य).—Name of the 23rd Jaina Arhat of a future age.

Derivable forms: anantavīryaḥ (अनन्तवीर्यः).

Anantavīrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ananta and vīrya (वीर्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य).—(1) name of a Buddha in the south: Sukhāvatīvyūha 97.9; (2) name of a Bodhisattva: Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 6.18.

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

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य) or Anantavīryya.—m.

(-ryaḥ) The twenty third Jaina Tirthakara of a future age. E. ananta endless, and vīrya power.

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

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य).—[adjective] of endless strength.

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

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य):—[=an-anta-vīrya] [from an-anta] m. Name of the twenty-third Jaina Arhat of a future age.

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

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-ryaḥ) The proper name of the twenty-third Jaina Arhat or deified saint of a future age or Utsarpiṇī. E. ananta and vīrya.

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

Anantavīrya (अनन्तवीर्य):—[ananta-vīrya] (yyaḥ) 1. m. The 23rd Jaina sage of a future age.

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Anantavirya 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anantavirya in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anaṃtavīrya (ಅನಂತವೀರ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] unlimited, unrestrained power; supreme ability or faculty.

2) [noun] a man whose ability, power or faculty is incomparably superb.

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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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