Anuga: 17 definitions

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Anuga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Anuga (अनुग) refers to “being followed by”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 2.28cd-33]—“Now, I shall explain the limbs of the mantra, with which, tied together, he achieves perfection. The hṛdayamantra, [which] confers all perfections, is the letter that terminates in the middle [j], followed by the fifth (pañcama-anuga) sovereign vowel [u], and summits with the conclusion of wind []. The śiras is terminal soma [v] joined with that from anala [y] and yoked with oṃ. [...]”.

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Anuga (अनुग) refers to “servants”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Kumāra (Kārttikeya) fought with Tāraka-Asura: “[...] On knowing about the victory of Kārttikeya, Śiva came there joyously with his beloved and the Gaṇas. He took his son on his lap and fondled him with pleasure. Pārvatī in her flutter of affection took Kumāra, resplendent as the sun, on her lap and fondled him with pleasure. Then Himavat came there along with his sons, kinsmen and servants (sa-anuga). He eulogised Śiva and Guha. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

anuga : (adj.) following; followed by.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Anuga, (-°) (adj.-suff.) (fr. anu + gam) following or followed by, going after, undergoing, being in or under, standing under the influence of Sn.332 (vasa° in the power of), 791 (ejā° = abhibhūta Sn.527), 1095 (Māra‹-› vasa° = abhibhuyya viharanti Nd2 507); It.91 (ejā°); J.III, 224 (vasa° = vasavattin C.); Mhvs 7, 3. (Page 34)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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

anuga (अनुग).—m A follower.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anuga (अनुग).—1 P.

1) To go after, follow, attend, accompany; अनिभिज्ञो गुणानां यो न भृत्यैरनुगम्यते (anibhijño guṇānāṃ yo na bhṛtyairanugamyate) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.73; ओदकान्तात्स्निग्धो जनोऽनुगन्तव्यः (odakāntātsnigdho jano'nugantavyaḥ) Ś.4; केकासवैरनुगम्यमानो भूषणनिनादः (kekāsavairanugamyamāno bhūṣaṇaninādaḥ) K.84; मार्गं मनुष्येश्वरधर्मपत्नी श्रुतेरिवार्थं स्मृतिरन्वगच्छत् (mārgaṃ manuṣyeśvaradharmapatnī śruterivārthaṃ smṛtiranvagacchat) R.2.2; छायेव तां भूपति- रन्वगच्छत् (chāyeva tāṃ bhūpati- ranvagacchat) 6, Manusmṛti 12.115;

2) To follow, practise, observe, obey, act up to; प्रतिशब्दक इव राजवचनमनुगच्छति जनो भयात् (pratiśabdaka iva rājavacanamanugacchati jano bhayāt) K.14; पूर्वैरयमभिप्रेतो गतो मार्गोऽनुगम्यते (pūrvairayamabhipreto gato mārgo'nugamyate) Rām.; विपत्तौ च महाँल्लोके धीरतामनुगच्छति (vipattau ca mahāṃlloke dhīratāmanugacchati) H.3.37.

3) To seek, wander through; काननं वापि शैलं वा यं रामोऽनुगमिष्यति (kānanaṃ vāpi śailaṃ vā yaṃ rāmo'nugamiṣyati) Rām.; कृत्स्नां पृथ्वीमनुगच्छत (kṛtsnāṃ pṛthvīmanugacchata) ibid. go in quest of.

4) To come, arrive, approach, present oneself (as time); काले त्वनुगते (kāle tvanugate) Bhāg.

5) To answer or respond to; correspond with, be suitable to; imitate, resemble; धनुःश्रियं गोत्रभिदोऽनुगच्छति (dhanuḥśriyaṃ gotrabhido'nugacchati) Kirātārjunīya 4.326; आस्फालितं यत्प्रमदाकराग्रैर्मृदङ्गधीरध्वनिमन्वगच्छत् (āsphālitaṃ yatpramadākarāgrairmṛdaṅgadhīradhvanimanvagacchat) R. 16.13; न चापि कादम्बरीं लक्ष्मीरनुगन्तुमलम् (na cāpi kādambarīṃ lakṣmīranugantumalam) K.23.

6) To go or die out, be extinguished; यद्येष उख्योऽग्निरनुगच्छेत् (yadyeṣa ukhyo'gniranugacchet) Śat. Br.

7) To enter into. -Caus. [गमयति (gamayati)] To cause to follow, follow; उद्ग्रीवैरनुगमितस्य पुष्करस्य (udgrīvairanugamitasya puṣkarasya) M.1.21 followed or accompanied in sound.

Derivable forms: anugam (अनुगम्).

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Anuga (अनुग).—a. [anugacchatīti, gam-ḍa] (In comp.) Following, going after; corresponding or tallying with, adequate to; सदा पुष्ठानुगः पुरे (sadā puṣṭhānugaḥ pure) Pt.I.59; गीतानुगं वारि मृदङ्गवाद्यम् (gītānugaṃ vāri mṛdaṅgavādyam) R.16. 64; Meghadūta 47; कामक्रोधवशानुगम् (kāmakrodhavaśānugam) Manusmṛti 2.214; गोत्ररिक्थानुगः पिण्डः (gotrarikthānugaḥ piṇḍaḥ) 9.142 governed or regulated by; 8.239.

-gaḥ A follower, (obedient) servant, companion; तद्भूतनाथानुग (tadbhūtanāthānuga) R.2.58,9.82; बल° (bala°) followed by an army, being the head of an army.

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

Anuga (अनुग).—mfn.

(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) 1. Following. 2. A follower, a servant. m.

(-gaḥ) A husband, a master. E. anu after, and ga who goes.

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

Anuga (अनुग).—[-anu-ga] (vb. gam), I. adj., f. . 1. Following, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 63. 2. Corresponding, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 239. Ii. m. A follower, a servant, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 12, 26.

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

Anuga (अनुग).—[adjective] going after, following, corresponding to (—°). [masculine] companion, attendant.

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Anugā (अनुगा).—go after, follow, go along; undergo, incur.

Anugā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anu and (गा).

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Anugā (अनुगा).—sing after or to ([accusative]), praise, celebrate.

Anugā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anu and (गा).

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

1) Anuga (अनुग):—[=anu-ga] [from anu-gam] mf(ā)n. going after, following, corresponding with, adapted to

2) [v.s. ...] a companion

3) [v.s. ...] a follower, a servant

4) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) followed by

5) Anugā (अनुगा):—[=anu-gā] [from anu-ga > anu-gam] a f. Name of an Apsaras.

6) [=anu-gā] b. anu-√1. to go after, follow;

—to act in conformity to, or according to the wishes of [Ṛg-veda]

7) [v.s. ...] c (also) to undergo, [Mahābhārata iii, 373].

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

Anuga (अनुग):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.

(-gaḥ-gā-gam) 1) Following, lit. and met.

2) Corresponding with. 2. m.

(-gaḥ) 1) A follower, a companion.

2) A servant, an attendant. 3. f.

(-gā) The proper name of an Apsaras. E. gam with anu, kṛt aff. ḍa.

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

Anuga (अनुग):—[anu-ga] (gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) a. Following. m. A servant, a husband.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Anuga (अनुग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇua, Aṇuga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anuga 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Aṇuga (अणुग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anuga.

2) Aṇuga (अणुग) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anuga.

3) Āṇūga (आणूग) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anūpa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṇuga (ಅಣುಗ):—

1) [noun] a beloved man.

2) [noun] a male offspring; a son.

3) [noun] an affectionate student.

4) [noun] an ardent devotee.

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Anuga (ಅನುಗ):—[adjective] following in the same order; following the order; moving in the same direction or manner.

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Anuga (ಅನುಗ):—

1) [noun] a person who assists or serves in a subordinate position; helper; an assistant.

2) [noun] a friend; an associate.

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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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