Aniketa: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Aniketa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAniketa (अनिकेत).—A Yakṣa, one of the attendants of Kubera. (Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 10, Verse 18). He was a king of the Aṅga dynasty. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 277).
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryaniketa : (adj.) without an abode.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत).—a. Houseless, vagrant; having no fixed abode (as a recluse); अनग्निरनिकेतः स्यान्मुनिर्मूलफलाशनः (anagniraniketaḥ syānmunirmūlaphalāśanaḥ) Manusmṛti 6.25,43.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत).—name of a Bodhisattva: Gaṇḍavyūha 442.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत).—adj. without a house, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 25. Catuṣpathaniketā, i. e.
Aniketa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and niketa (निकेत).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत).—[adjective] houseless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत):—[=a-niketa] or a-niketana mfn. houseless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-taḥ-tā-tam) Without a house. E. a priv. and niketa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniketa (अनिकेत):—[a-niketa] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Houseless, helpless.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnikēta (ಅನಿಕೇತ):—
1) [noun] a man having no home or a permanent place of residence; a homeless man.
2) [noun] a person who wanders from place to place or lives a wandering life; a roving mendicant.
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)
Starts with: Aniketacarin, Aniketacharin, Aniketana, Aniketasthita.
Ends with: Calaniketa, Catushpadaniketa, Catushpathaniketa, Chatushpadaniketa, Padaniketa, Samketaniketa, Vrikshabashpaniketa, Vrikshavasyaniketa.
Full-text: Aniketana, Niralaya, Vijnaptika, Caraka, Oka.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 12.18-19 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.6.21 < [Chapter 6 - The Glories of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)