Atyantika, Ātyantika, Atyamtika: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀtyantika (आत्यन्तिक).—One of the three movements of creatures.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 161; 100. 132.
Ātyantika (आत्यन्तिक) refers to one of the four kinds of destruction, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, chapter thirty-two contains accounts of Manvantaras while the chapter thirty-three contains descriptions of four kinds of destruction viz. Nitya, Naimittika, Prākṛta and Ātyantika.
Ātyantika refers to “liberation of the individual soul”.—Ātyantika-Pralaya is the result of the knowledge of God, that is to say when Yogins lose themselves in paramātman, then occurs the Ātyantika-pralaya. Thus liberation of the individual soul as a result of right knowledge and his absorption in The Supreme Soul is called Ātyantika-pralaya. Whatever is perceived as a cause or an effect is an illusion. Everything that has a beginning and an end is unreal. Though we see the phenomenal world , it is unreal. The person who makes distinction between the individual soul and the supreme soul is ignorant and his self is not illuminated by the light of right knowledge. But in reality the individual soul is identical with the supreme soul and owing to avidvā a person can not comprehend this truth. But when he realises this eternal truth his avidyā vanishes and he gets liberation. The Bhāgavatapurāṇa (12.4.34) states that by rending with the weapon of knowledge the fetters of the self caused by māyā, a man realises God and he achieves ātyantika-laya. The Saurapurāṇa states that this right knowledge is achieved by devotion to Lord Śiva.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsĀtyantika (आत्यन्तिक) (Cf. Ātyantikī) refers to “infinite (purity)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Then the wise [man] who has gone beyond virtuous meditation and attained infinite purity (ātyantikī—śuddhiṃ cātyantikīṃ śritaḥ) commences to meditate on absolutely spotless pure [meditation]. He who is endowed with a robust physique etc., calm [and] whose behaviour is virtuous is also capable of meditating on pure meditation which is of four kinds of”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryātyantika (आत्यंतिक).—a S Extreme, excessive, superlative.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishātyantika (आत्यंतिक).—a Extreme. Superlative.
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 dictionaryAtyantika (अत्यन्तिक).—a. [atyantaṃ gacchati; atyanta-ṭhan]
1) Going too much or too fast.
2) Very near.
3) Not near, distant.
-kam [atiśayitam antikaṃ naikaṭhyam]
1) Close proximity, immediate neighbourhood or being in close proximity.
2) [atikrāntam antikam.] Great distance.
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Ātyantika (आत्यन्तिक).—a. (-kī f.) [अत्यन्त भवार्थे ठञ् (atyanta bhavārthe ṭhañ)]
1) Continual, uninterrupted, endless, infinite, permanent, everlasting; स आत्यन्तिको भविष्यति (sa ātyantiko bhaviṣyati) Mu.4; विष्णुगुप्तहतकस्यात्यन्ति- कश्रेयसे (viṣṇuguptahatakasyātyanti- kaśreyase) 2.15; Manusmṛti 2.242; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 6.21.
2) Excessive, abundant, superlative.
3) Supreme, absolute; आत्यन्तिकी स्वत्वनिवृत्तिः (ātyantikī svatvanivṛttiḥ) Mitā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtyantika (अत्यन्तिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) One who rambles much, a great rover. mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Much, exceeding. E. atyanta, with ṭhak aff.
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Ātyantika (आत्यन्तिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Supreme. 2. Excessive, abundant. 3. Infinite. E. atyanta exceeding, ṭhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtyantika (आत्यन्तिक).—i. e. atyanta + ika, adj., f. kī, Continual, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 242.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtyantika (आत्यन्तिक).—[feminine] ī continual, uninterrupted, infinite, absolute.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Atyantika (अत्यन्तिक):—[=aty-antika] [from aty-anta] mfn. too close
2) [v.s. ...] n. too great nearness, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) Ātyantika (आत्यन्तिक):—mf(ī)n. ([from] aty-anta), continual, uninterrupted, infinite, endless, [Manu-smṛti ii, 242 [sequens]; Bhagavad-gītā] etc.
4) entire, universal (as the world’s destruction etc.), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtyantika (अत्यन्तिक):—m. f. n.
(-kaḥ-kā-kam) I. [tatpurusha compound] Very near, very proximate. E. ati and antika. Ii. Going much or quickly, going very far. E. atyanta, taddh. aff. ṭhan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Atyantika (अत्यन्तिक):—[atya+ntika] (kaḥ) 1. m. A great walker.
2) Ātyantika (आत्यन्तिक):—[ātya+ntika] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Excessive, supreme, infinite.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ātyantika (आत्यन्तिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Accaṃtia.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀtyaṃtika (आत्यंतिक) [Also spelled atyantik]:—(a) extremistic, excessive; ~[tā] extremism.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀtyaṃtika (ಆತ್ಯಂತಿಕ):—[adjective] highest or lowest in degree; extreme; to an excessive degree; immoderate.
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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