Annapurna, Anna-purna, Annapūrṇā, Annapūrṇa: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा, “the giver of food and plenty”).—One of the names of the Goddess, Devī, who is regarded as the female principle of the divine; the embodiement of the energies of the Gods.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा).—A devī in the cintāmaṇigṛha.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 36. 23.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.— The catalogue includes the term—Annapūrṇā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—16 śe paṭale,–annapūrṇāsvarūpākārādiśatanāmastotrakathanam .
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा) or Annapūrṇāstotra is the name of a work by Śaṅkarācārya dealing with Hymns and Rituals.—The Annapūrṇā-stotra (in Sanskrit) is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The third hymn, which is very popular and addressed to the Goddess as food-bestower, is also known with several variations including in the number of verses. [...]
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा).—f (S) A name of Parvati or Bhavani. She well agrees with Anna Perenna of the Romans. Hence, 2 Applied to a female cook under whose management the daily provision seems blessed and increased. 3 A term for an alms-bag. 4 Also annapūrṇī f A drinking vessel used at Benares. So named after the goddess.
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
Annapūrṇa (अन्नपूर्ण).—a. filled with, possessed of, food.
-rṇā a form of Durgā (the goddess of plenty); °ईश्वरी (īśvarī) Name of Durgā or a form of Bhairavī.
Annapūrṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anna and pūrṇa (पूर्ण).
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा).—f.
(-rṇā) A goddess, a form of Durga. E. anna, and pūrṇa who fills with.
1) Annapūrṇa (अन्नपूर्ण):—[=anna-pūrṇa] [from anna] mfn. filled with or possessed of food
2) Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा):—[=anna-pūrṇā] [from anna-pūrṇa > anna] f. Name of a goddess, a form of Durgā.
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा):—[tatpurusha compound] f.
(-ṇā) 1) A name of Durgā or Pārvatī (lit. ‘full with food’). [“
2) Hence applied to a female cook under whose management the daily provision seems blessed and increased.
3) A term for an alm’s bag.
4) A particular drinking vessel used at Benares; so named after the goddess.”] E. anna and pūrṇa.
Annapūrṇā (अन्नपूर्णा):—[anna-pūrṇā] (ṇā) 1. f. A form of Durgā.
Annapūrṇa (अन्नपूर्ण):—(anna + pūrṇa) adj. reich an Speise; pūrṇā ein Beiname der Durgā [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1343.]
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Annapūrṇa (अन्नपूर्ण):—
1) wohl ein mit Speise gefülltes Gefäss: śatamāhātmya [Oxforder Handschriften 14,b,31.] —
2) Name einer Upaniṣad [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 326.] —
3) f. ā a) Beiname der Durgā [Oxforder Handschriften 109,b, No. 170.] kavaca, stotra [94,a,29.] mantrāḥ [93,a,47.] annapūrṇādimantraprakāśana [99,b,25.] annapūrṇeśvarī bhairavī [93,b,18.] annapūrṇeśvarīmantra [99,b,27.] bhairavīpūjāyantra [96,a,4.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers (der Gatte heisst Mahādeva d. i. Śiva) [HALL 182.]
Annapūrṇa (अन्नपूर्ण):——
1) wohl ein mit Speise gefülltes Gefäss. —
2) Titel einer Upaniṣad. —
3) f. ā — a) eine Form der Durgā. — b) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Annapūrṇa (अन्नपूर्ण):—adj. plenty of grains;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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