Kshanantara, Kṣaṇāntara: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣaṇāntara can be transliterated into English as Ksanantara or Kshanantara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKṣaṇāntara (क्षणान्तर) refers to “another instant”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign”).—Accordingly, after Śiva mounted his divine chariot: “[...] The horses constituted by the Vedas fell headlong to the ground. The earth quaked. The mountains became tremulous. Śeṣa, unable to bear his weight, became distressed and soon began to tremble. Lord Viṣṇu assumed the form of a lordly bull and went under the chariot. He lifted it up and steadied it for a short while. But in another instant (kṣaṇāntara), unable to bear the weighty splendour of lord Śiva seated in the chariot, the lordly bull had to kneel down and crawl on the ground. [...]”
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣaṇāntara (क्षणान्तर).—adv. n.
(-raṃ) A minute afterwards, the next moment. E. kṣaṇa, and antara interval.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣaṇāntara (क्षणान्तर).—[neuter] a moment’s interval; [locative] immediately.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣaṇāntara (क्षणान्तर):—[from kṣaṇa] n. ‘the interval of a moment’
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣaṇāntara (क्षणान्तर):—[kṣaṇā+ntara] (raṃ) adv. The next moment.
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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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Partial matches: Kshana, Antara.
Ends with: Kimcitkshanantara.
Full-text: Kimcitkshanantara, Parishunya, Kshanantare.
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