Anapaya, aka: Anapāyā, Anapāya; 2 Definition(s)
Introduction
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Anapāyā (अनपाया).—An apsaras.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 5.
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-English dictionary
Anapāya (अनपाय).—a.
1) Free from loss or decay.
2) Imperishable, undiminished, undecaying; प्रणमन्त्यनपायमुत्थितम् (praṇamantyanapāyamutthitam) (candram) Ki.2.11.
-yaḥ 1 Imperishable nature, freedom from decay or wear and tear; permanence.
2) Name of Śiva.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Chidambaram < [Chapter VI - Temples of Kulottunga II’s Time]
Chapter V - Kulottunga II (a.d. 1133 to 1150)
Appendix 2: Tiruvanakkoyil < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Rajaraja II’s Time]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tiruvamattur < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Temples in Tiruppappuliyur (Cuddalore N.T.) < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]
Temples in Tirunamanallur (Tirunavalur) < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Uttattur (Urrattur) < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Temples in Brahmadesam (South Arcot) < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Appointment of Temple Servants and Administrative Arrangements < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]