Purnata, Pūrṇatā: 10 definitions
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Purnata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Purnta.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsPūrṇatā (पूर्णता):—Feeling of fullness
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsPūrṇatā (पूर्णता) refers to “plentitude”, consisting of four stages, according to Abhinava’s Tantrāloka chapter 10.—Accordingly, “In the fourth state … knowable entities appear as awareness on the verge of reaching plentitude (pūrṇatā-āgamana-aunmukhya) because [the] indifference [that characterized the third state of deep sleep] is abating [...]”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPūrṇatā (पूर्णता) refers to “fulfilling” (a promise), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing the words of Śiva and after consulting one another they replied one by one. They were so afraid of the great lord. [...] [The gods said]:—Let him who has concealed your semen incur the sin of that stupid person who does not fulfil (pūrṇatā) the promise he himself has made. [...]”.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (shaktism)Pūrṇatā (पूर्णता) refers to “fullness”, according to the Jñānārṇavatantra (verse 1.24).—Accordingly, “At the beginning of sleep and the end of waking, there is the state whose nature is a mere tremor and which has reached fullness (pūrṇatā). It is the fourth state, the supreme digit”.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇatā (पूर्णता).—[pūrṇa + tā] (vb. pṛ10), f. Plenty, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇatā (पूर्णता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] fulness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūrṇatā (पूर्णता):—[=pūrṇa-tā] [from pūrṇa > pūra] f. ([Harivaṃśa]) ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) fulness.
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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 dictionary1) Pūrṇata (पूर्णत):—[=पूर्णत:] (adv) completely, fully, wholly, entirely.
2) Pūrṇatā (पूर्णता) [Also spelled purnta]:—[[~tva]] (nf), ~[ttv] (nm) perfection; completeness, wholeness, totality; ~[tāvāda] perfectionism; ~[tāvādī] a perfectionist; perfectionistic.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Purnatagamana, Purnatah, Purnataya.
Ends with: Antarapurnata, Apurnata, Asrikpurnata, Paripurnata, Parvapurnata, Parvvapurnata, Puyapurnata, Sampurnata, Shonitapurnata, Vatapurnata.
Full-text: Parvapurnata, Paripurnata, Apurnata, Antarapurnata, Sampurnatayukta, Sampurnata, Parvvapurnata, Purnta, Rikta, Sharva, Akula, Apavarga, Devata, Laghu, Laghvi.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 145 [Nirantaracidambarātmika Śakti] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Verse 231-234 [Smṛti Śakti and Nityasiddhā] < [Chapter 4 - Fourth Vimarśa]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.223 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.4.144 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Isha Upanishad (by Swami Nirvikarananda)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Critical comments by Bhānuji Dīkṣita on certain derivations of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CXXV - On the living liberation of the prince < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Madhva’s interpretation of Brahma-sūtra I. 1. 1 < [Chapter XXVI - Madhva’s Interpretation of the Brahma-sūtras]