Ant: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vastushastra
2. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
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Introduction:

Ant means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Ants are considered unsuitable elements for the construction site for Temples, according to Puranic lore such as the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa and Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Selection of proper site is very necessary for any construction. It is the prime and first duty of the constructor or the proprietor to find out a perfect land which should possess the required qualities. [...] The plots covered with ants, [... etc.], are not suitable for the construction of temples. Moreover, some inauspicious places are to be totally discarded for choosing a site for temple construction.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Ants are denoted by the Sanskrit term Pipīlikā, as taught in the Ceṣṭita (“symptoms of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Thirst, itching sensation, a feeling of ants (pipīlikā) running over the body, anguish are the symptoms for poisonous snake-bite and the absence of all these is the bite which is non-venomous.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ant (अन्त्).—1 P. (antati) To bind.

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

Ant (अन्त्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To bind.

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

Ant (अन्त्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] antati, to bind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. √and, īnt.)

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

Ant (अन्त्):—[ati-bhvādi-udātta-udāttet] r. 1st cl. par. (antatiānat-ānanta-antitā.—Caus. antayati-āntitat.— Desid. antitiṣati.) To bind. (According to Dhanapāla this radical is a provincialism of the Draviḍas instead of the classical and q. v. which occurs also in the variety of īnt; Maitreya, Kāśyapa and others admit of both, ant and and, as classical forms.)

[Sanskrit to German]

Ant 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Ant in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the end, termination; result, conclusion; mystery, secret; ~[hina] unending, endless; —[pana] to discover the secret of; —[banana] to have a good end; —[bigadana] to have a tragic finale; —[bhala so bhala] all is well that ends well; —[lena] to extort the secret..—ant (अंत) is alternatively transliterated as Aṃta.

2) Ant in Hindi refers in English to:—[rdhvamsa] (nm) sabotage; ~[rdhvamsaka], ~[rdhvamsi] saboteur..—ant (अंत) is alternatively transliterated as Aṃta.

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Rig Veda 4.19.9 < [Sukta 19]

Rig Veda 1.116.10 < [Sukta 116]

Rig Veda 8.102.21 < [Sukta 102]

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