Anushthana, Anuṣṭhāna: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Anuṣṭhāna can be transliterated into English as Anusthana or Anushthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Anushthan.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान) refers to “(the practice of) spiritual discipline” according to the Ambāmatasaṃhitā.—Accordingly, “[...] Kaumārī, in the form of the Brahman, practiced spiritual discipline (anuṣṭhāna) in the past by means of the fire of austerity (tāpanāgni) and came (into the world as) Bhagamālinī. She is in the grip of (the practice) of continence (brahmacarya) and you (Bhairava) have become the Point (bindu). She attained the imperishable nature that, unmanifest, is consciousness (bodha). [...]”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Anuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान) refers to “practice” (in accordance with determination), according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.132.—Accordingly, “[The passage] ‘inasmuch as they are [somehow] manifest in the concept [representing them’ means the following]. [...] And ‘liberation,’ [apprehended] as consisting of an absolute fullness the essence of which is nothing but the plenitude of a bliss that is not brought about [because in fact it is] innate, [...]—[all these] must belong to the realm of phenomena; otherwise such [things] as the fact that [they] can be desired, the search for the realization of this [desire], their determination [as having] this [particular] form and place, the practice (anuṣṭhāna) in accordance with [this determination], etc., would [all] be impossible”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान) refers to “religious duties”, according to sources such as the Amanaskayoga 1.6, the Dattātreyayogaśāstra 47, the Brahmānanda's Jyotsnā 1.11 and the Yogataraṅgiṇī (epilogue).—Accordingly, “According to tradition, [mere] robe-wearers who do not perform religious duties (anuṣṭhāna-vihīna) deceive people by speaking of yoga for the sake of [satisfying their] genitals and stomach”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान).—n (S) Performance of certain ceremonies and works in propitiation of a god. Pr. yathā a0 tathā siddhi. 2 Such ceremony or work performed. 3 fig. Any great undertaking or laborious work. 4 S Doing or performing gen.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान).—n Performance of certain ceremonies in propitiation of a god; such ceremonies. Any great undertaking.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान).—
1) Doing, performance, practice, execution, accomplishment &c.; obeying, acting in conformity to; उपरुध्यते तपोऽनुष्ठानम् (uparudhyate tapo'nuṣṭhānam) Ś.4. practice of religious austerities; कोऽपि वधोपायश्चिन्त्यो यस्यानुष्ठानेन (ko'pi vadhopāyaścintyo yasyānuṣṭhānena) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; नानुष्ठानैर्विहीनाः स्युः कुलजा विधवा इव (nānuṣṭhānairvihīnāḥ syuḥ kulajā vidhavā iva) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.95; धर्मे स्वयमनुष्ठानं कस्यचित्तु महात्मनः (dharme svayamanuṣṭhānaṃ kasyacittu mahātmanaḥ) H.1.99; शास्त्रानुष्ठानं वा (śāstrānuṣṭhānaṃ vā) Kau. A.1.6.
2) Commencing, undertaking, engaging in; यदि समुद्रेण सह वैरानुष्ठानं कार्यम् (yadi samudreṇa saha vairānuṣṭhānaṃ kāryam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
3) Commencement or course of conduct, procedure, course of action; कथं न्याय्यमनुष्ठानं मादृशः प्रति- षेधतु (kathaṃ nyāyyamanuṣṭhānaṃ mādṛśaḥ prati- ṣedhatu) Uttararāmacarita 5.21.
4) Practice of religious rites or ceremonies, any religious rite or ceremony; किंत्वनुष्ठाननित्यत्वं स्वातन्त्र्यमपकर्षति (kiṃtvanuṣṭhānanityatvaṃ svātantryamapakarṣati) Uttararāmacarita 1.8; Mv.4.33.
-nī Performance, doing &c.
Derivable forms: anuṣṭhānam (अनुष्ठानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Commencement or course of proceeding. 2. Fixing or establishing, proof. 3. Propriety, fitness. 4. Doing or engaging in any thing. E. anu according to, sthā to stay, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान).—i. e. anu-sthā + ana, n. 1. Performing, Pañc, 79, 22. 2. Practice, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 100. 3. Study, Rājat, 5, 374.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान).—[neuter] performing, practice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Anuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śr. Proceed. Asb. 1869, 141.
2) Anuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान):—śr. As p. 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान):—[=anu-ṣṭhāna] [from anu-ṣṭhā] n. carrying out, undertaking
2) [v.s. ...] doing, performance
3) [v.s. ...] religious practice
4) [v.s. ...] acting in conformity to
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) 1) Commencement or course of pro-ceeding.
2) Doing or performing in general; e. g. vihitānuṣṭhāna; sakalānuṣṭhāna; yogāṅgānuṣṭhāna; ‘vedādhyayanaṃ tatastadarthajijñāsā tatastadarthānuṣṭhānam’.
3) Practice, espreligious practice, performance of sacrificial or other ceremonies; e. g. paśvanuṣṭhāna, ‘ceremonies connected with the immolation of the sacrificial animal’, anuṣṭhānarūpaphalaparyavasāna ‘completion of results by means of sacrificial acts’.
4) Concurrence, agreement, conforming to. E. sthā with anu, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान):—[anu-ṣṭhāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Course of proceeding; doing; fixing; fitness.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇuṭṭhāṇa.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnuṣṭhāna (अनुष्ठान) [Also spelled anushthan]:—(nm) ritual, ceremony; religious performance; undertaking; exercise; solemnisation; ~[kartā] a solemniser; [anuṣṭhātā] a performer of a ceremony/ritual; one who is performing an [anuṣṭhāna].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnuṣṭhāna (ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ):—
1) [noun] a carrying into effect; accomplishing; the act or process of implementing; implementation.
2) [noun] a keeping of or acting according to a law, custom, ceremony etc.; an observation of rituals.
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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Starts with: Anushthanagrantha, Anushthanakrama, Anushthanapaddhati, Anushthanaprasanga, Anushthanasharira, Anushthanasmaraka.
Ends with: Agnishomiyapashvanushthana, Ananushthana, Anyanushthana, Arghyanushthana, Dharmanushthana, Japanushthana, Karmanushthana, Karmmanushthana, Krityanushthana, Mantranushthana, Monanushtana, Shastrananushthana, Shastranushthana, Svayamanushthana, Vividha-anushthana, Yatyanushthana.
Full-text (+27): Anushthanasharira, Anutthana, Anushthani, Anushthanakrama, Anushthanasmaraka, Ananushthana, Karmopasana, Agnishomiyapashvanushthana, Svayamanushthana, Dharmanushthana, Nittiyanushtanam, Shastranushthana, Antyagodana, Anushthan, Varani, Karumanuttanam, Yatyanushthanapaddhati, Anushtanam, Yatyanushthana, Anushthata.
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