Kalpanta, Kalpa-anta, Kalpamta, Kalpānta: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kalpanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraKalpānta (कल्पान्त) refers to the “day of doom”, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 102. Accordingly, “... and so the aggregated army of the Caṇḍālas moved on, blackening all the horizon with a dark hue, making those who beheld it say in perplexity to themselves: ‘Can this be a mass of rock rolling down from the Añjana mountain, or is it a premature bank of the clouds (meghaugha) of the day of doom (kalpānta) that has descended upon the earth?’”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKalpānta (कल्पान्त) refers to the “end of the eon”, according to the Kālīkulakramasadbhāva or simply Kramasadbhāva (verse 3.49-81), which is an important source of the Kālīkrama.—Accordingly, “Always greedy to eat the Body of Time at the end of the a eon [i.e., kalpānta], she is Kālī who, by the upper path, is present in the form (rūpa) at the end of the End of the Twelve. [...] Mounted on the energy at the extremity of emission (visarga), she is in the middle of the sixteen vowels. She is Kālī, the seventeenth energy, the action that brings all things to an end”.
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: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraKalpānta (कल्पान्त) refers to “dissolution”, 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 10.1-7ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Bhairava]—“Now, at this moment, I shall explain the distinct appearance of Bhairava, [who] resembles an ointment [that clears the eye]. He has a nature that burns up and dissolves all things (kalpānta-dahana-ātmaka). Five-faced, atop a corpse, ten-armed [and] terrible, he resembles troops with demon mouths. [...] Having worshipped Bhairava, [the Mantrin] remembers being joined in union [with] him, [in the same way as] dissolution in fire”.
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 BirchKalpānta (कल्पान्त) refers to the “end of the world’s duration”, according to verse 6.21.14 of the Mokṣopāya.—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha asked Bhuśuṇḍa: “O wise one, how do you remain free from affliction at the end of [the world's] duration (kalpānta), when the winds of calamity are carrying [everything] away and the suns are falling [from the sky] along with the moon?”.
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).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaKalpānta (कल्पान्त) refers to the “end of the Age”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The body invested with the senses stands still, and comes and goes. You yourself neither come nor go, so why bother about them? Let the body last to the end of the Age (kalpānta), or let it come to an end right now [dehastiṣṭhatu kalpāntaṃ gacchatvadyaiva vā punaḥ]. What have you gained or lost, who consist of pure consciousness? [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykalpānta (कल्पांत).—m (S) The end of a kalpa. Total annihilation called kalpāntapralaya then takes place, and remains through another kalpa. 2 Applied in all the senses and examples of anartha Sig. I. and II. 3 fig. Extremity of distress or suffering (bhukēnēṃ-tāhaṇēnēṃ- unhānēṃ-rōgānēṃ-duḥkhānēṃ-virahānēṃ- &c.) g. of s.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkalpānta (कल्पांत).—m The end of a kalpa. Extremity of distress or excess. क. karaṇēṃ To raise a hue and cry. क. hōṇēṃ To feel as if one is about to die of hunger.
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 dictionaryKalpānta (कल्पान्त).—end of the world, universal destruction; कल्पान्तेष्वपि न प्रयाति निधनं विद्याख्यमन्तर्धनम् (kalpānteṣvapi na prayāti nidhanaṃ vidyākhyamantardhanam) Bhartṛhari 2.16. कल्पान्तक्रूरकेलिः क्रतुक्रदनकरः कुन्दकर्पूरकान्तिः (kalpāntakrūrakeliḥ kratukradanakaraḥ kundakarpūrakāntiḥ) Udb. °स्थायिन् (sthāyin) a. lasting to the end of a कल्प (kalpa); शरीरं क्षणविध्वंसि कल्पान्तस्थायिनो गुणाः (śarīraṃ kṣaṇavidhvaṃsi kalpāntasthāyino guṇāḥ) H.1.46.
Derivable forms: kalpāntaḥ (कल्पान्तः).
Kalpānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalpa and anta (अन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpānta (कल्पान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) The destruction of the world, the end of the Kalpa, or four ages of its existence. E. kalpa the period, and anta the end.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpānta (कल्पान्त).—m. the end of a Kalpa-period, the destruction, the end of the world, [Devīmāhātmya, (ed. Poley.)] 1, 49; [Hitopadeśa] i, [distich] 43.
Kalpānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kalpa and anta (अन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpānta (कल्पान्त).—[masculine] the end of a Kalpa, destruction of the world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpānta (कल्पान्त):—[from kalpa] m. the end of a Kalpa, dissolution of all things, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. pralaya)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalpānta (कल्पान्त):—[kalpā+nta] (ntaḥ) 1. m. The destruction of the world.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kalpānta (कल्पान्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kappaṃta.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKalpāṃta (ಕಲ್ಪಾಂತ):—[noun] the end of an era of the universe; the final destruction of the universe.
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Kaḻpāṃta (ಕೞ್ಪಾಂತ):—[noun] the end of an era of the universe; the final destruction of the universe.
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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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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