Apantaratama, Apāntaratama, Apāntaratamā: 4 definitions
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Apantaratama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaApāntaratamā (अपान्तरतमा).—(Sārasvata). This is another name of Apāntaratamas. (See Apāntaratamas).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexApāntaratama (अपान्तरतम).—A Siddha chief, who could not comprehend the māyā of Hari.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 15. 12; IX. 4. 57.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApāntaratamā (अपान्तरतमा).—m. The name of an ancient sage or of Vyāsa in his previous birth. सरस्वतीमुच्चचार तत्र सारस्वतोऽ- भवत् । अपान्तरतमा नाम सुतो वाक्संभवः प्रभुः (sarasvatīmuccacāra tatra sārasvato'- bhavat | apāntaratamā nāma suto vāksaṃbhavaḥ prabhuḥ) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.349.39.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApāntaratama (अपान्तरतम):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-maḥ) The same as the following. E. A shorter form of apāntaratamas.
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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Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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