Ativa, Atīva: 18 definitions

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

Alternative spellings of this word include Ativ.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Atīva (अतीव) refers to “very much”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.26 (“Pārvatī-Jaṭila dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “When those sages returned to their abodes, lord Śiva, the cause of great enjoyment and protection wanted to test the penance of the goddess. [...] He took the form of a very [i.e., atīva] old man with the body of a brahmin. His brilliance shone. He was delighted in mind. He had an umbrella and a staff (to support Him). There He saw the goddess surrounded by her maids on the platform, as pure as the digit of the moon. [...]”.

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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

atīva : (ind.) very much.

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

Atīva, (indecl.) (ati + iva, see also ativiya) very much, exceedingly J. II, 413; Mhvs 33, 2 etc. (Page 22)

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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 Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

atīva (अतीव).—ad S Much, very much, much indeed.

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

atīva (अतीव).—ad Much, much indeed.

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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

Atīva (अतीव).—[ati-iva] ind.

1) Exceedingly, excessively, very, very much, quite, too; °पीडित, °हृष्ट (pīḍita, °hṛṣṭa) &c.

2) Surpassing, superior to (acc.); अतीवान्यान् भविष्यावः (atīvānyān bhaviṣyāvaḥ) Mb.

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

Atīva (अतीव).—Ind. Much, very much, much indeed. E. ati, and iva as, so.

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

Atīva (अतीव).—i. e. ati-iva, adv. 1. Much, very. 2. Indeed, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 137, v. r.

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

Atīva (अतीव).—[adverb] exceedingly, very much; as [preposition] above, more than ([accusative] or [ablative]).

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

1) Ativā (अतिवा):—[=ati-vā] -√2. [class] 2. [Parasmaipada] -vāti, to blow beyond, [Atharva-veda];

—[class] 4. [Parasmaipada] -vayati, to blow violently;—(ati-vāyati), [present participle] [locative case] (ind.) the wind blowing strongly, [Mahābhārata]

2) Atīva (अतीव):—ind. exceedingly, very

3) excessively, too

4) quite

5) surpassing (with [accusative]) : Compar. atīva-tarām ind. exceedingly, excessively, [Śiśupāla-vadha iv.25.]

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

Atīva (अतीव):—[tatpurusha compound] ind. Much, very much, much indeed. (Some-times atīva may be explained as representing the two distinct words ati (the preposition) and iva which through Sandhi form atīva but which are not then to be considered as an inseparable [tatpurusha compound] compound.) E. ati and iva.

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

Atīva (अतीव):—adv. Much.

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

Atīva (अतीव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aiva, Aīa, Aīva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ativa 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Atīva (अतीव) [Also spelled ativ]:—(a) very much, too much.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atīva (ಅತೀವ):—[adjective] exceeding; excessive; very much.

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Atīva (अतीव):—adj. extreme; excessive; exceeding;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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