Antarastha, Antara-stha, Amtarastha: 12 definitions

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Antarastha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ) refers to “residing inside (the Dharmodayā)”, according to the Kalaśa Pūjā [i.e., Kalasha Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Instantly the letter Vaṃ transforms, into a Kalaśa made of various jewels, Observe the shape produced, the white residing inside (antarastha) the Dharmodayā”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Antarastha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

antarastha (अंतरस्थ).—a S Inherent, intrinsic, internal.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

antarastha (अंतरस्थ).—a Inherent, internal.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ).—a.

1) inward, internal, inherent; °स्थैर्गुणैः शुभ्रैर्लक्ष्यते नैव केन चित् (sthairguṇaiḥ śubhrairlakṣyate naiva kena cit) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.221.

2) interposed, intervening, separate.

3) seated in the heart, an epithet of जीव (jīva).

Antarastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antara and stha (स्थ). See also (synonyms): antaraśāyin, antarasthāyin, antarasthita.

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

Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ).—mfn.

(-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) 1. Internal, inward. 2. Seperate, apart. E. antara, and stha what stays.

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

Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ).—[adjective] being within ([genetive] or —°).

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

1) Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ):—[=antara-stha] [from antara] mfn. interposed, internal, situated inside, inward

2) [v.s. ...] separate, apart.

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

Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-sthaḥ-sthā-stham) 1) Internal, in-ward.

2) Standing between. E. antara and stha.

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

Antarastha (अन्तरस्थ):—[(sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) a.] Internal.

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Antarastha 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»] — Antarastha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃtarastha (ಅಂತರಸ್ಥ):—[adjective] being or dwelling inside; staying within.

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Aṃtarastha (ಅಂತರಸ್ಥ):—[noun] that which or he who is being or dwelling inside.

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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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