Vadanta, Vada-a-anta: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vadanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvadanta : (pr.p. of vadati) speaking; saying; telling.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvadantā (वदंता).—f (vadana or vada S) Rumor, report, popular talk.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvadantā (वदंता).—f Rumour, report, popular talk.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVadanta (वदन्त):—[from vad] See kiṃ-v
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: A, Vaada, Vada, Anta, Vata.
Starts with: Vadantara.
Full-text: Avadanta, Kimvadanta, Vivadanta, Viparitavadanta, Ammatatavadanta, Ritayukti, Kutuhalin, Atiratra, Aishavira, Prakramika, Kimvadanti, Dhayya, Upadhi, Asant, Karana, Kala.
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Search found 18 books and stories containing Vadanta, Vada-a-anta, Vadantā; (plurals include: Vadantas, antas, Vadantās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.5.23 < [Chapter 5 - The Dispute Among the Gopas]
Verses 1.13.9-10 < [Chapter 13 - The Liberation of Pūtanā]
Verse 4.21.3 < [Chapter 21 - Lord Krsna Extinguishes the Forest Fire and Reveals Himself to the Brāhmana’s Wives]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)