Navanta, Navānta, Nava-anta: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Navānta (नवान्त) refers to the “end of nine”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] (16) Above that is the eternal Void. (There) one should think of nothing. Then, having emptied the mind (one attains) Nirvāṇa, the supreme plane. Having contemplated the End of the Nine [i.e., navānta], which is supreme, (one attains) Nirvāṇa, the supreme plane. The renouncer, having contemplated the End of the Nine, is freed from bondage. [...] (Perfect) contemplation (samādhi) is with (these) sixteen aspects and is (attained) within the form of the sixfold deposition (ṣoḍhānyāsa). He who knows this is (a veritable) Lord of Yogis, the others (who do not) are (just) quoting from books. Once attained the plane that is Void and Non-void, the yogi is freed from bondage”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Navānta (नवान्त).—m. (= Pali navanta, Critical Pali Dictionary s.v. anta), the juniors' end or place, in an assembly of monks; opp. to vṛddhānta: Mahāvyutpatti 8744 °taḥ; Divyāvadāna 349.26. Also navakānta.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
navanta (နဝန္တ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[nava(1)+anta]
[နဝ(၁)+အန္တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
navanta—
(Burmese text): ၉-အဆုံးရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): It is the end of 9.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Navantaganana, Navantavidhi.
Full-text: Navantaganana, Navantavidhi, Vriddhanta, Navakanta.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 263 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Vaishnava Myths in the Puranas (by Kum. Geeta P. Kurandwad)
The Legends and Myth of Sarma < [Chapter 2 - Varieties of Myths]
The tenth Mandala of the Rigveda (study) (by Rupsmita Buzarbaruah)
Part 4 - Nature Worship (of the Rig-Vedic people) < [Chapter 4 - A religious study of the tenth Maṇḍala]
Part 1.6 - Dialogue between Purūravas and Urvaśī < [Chapter 2 - The contents of the tenth Maṇḍala]
Seers and Ascetics < [Volume 16, Issue 3 (2025)]