Venkatanatha, Veṅkaṭanātha: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVeṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ).—A Sanskrit poet who lived in the 14th century A.D. He completed nearly hundred and twentyfive poetic works. These are written in Sanskrit and Prākṛta. The major poetic work "Rāghavābhyudaya" of Veṅkaṭanātha consists of twentyfour kāṇḍas. This is a beautiful poetic work. Appayyadīkṣitar has written a commentary on this work. This poet Veṅkaṭanātha, who was also known by the name "Vedāntadeśika", was a great philosopher too. It is said that his native place was Tuppil, near Khānsi. Most of his works are based on theosophy and on the philosophy of oneness of man with God.
Veṅkaṭanātha was born in 1268 and died in November 1369, as critics say. Even today he is esteemed and venerated as a divine person.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: IKGA: AsiaVeṅkaṭanātha, or Vedāntadeśika, traditionally dated 1270-1369, is one of the most important representatives of the South Indian school of Rāmānuja. Veṅkaṭanātha systematized the tradition’s teachings and laid down the doctrines that are authoritative for the Vaṭakalai, the tradition’s northern, Sanskrit-oriented sub-sect, thus having a decisive influence on its further development. Veṅkaṭanātha wrote more than a hundred works, with subjects including theology, philosophy, dramas and poetry, and wrote in three languages, Sanskrit, Tamil and Maṇipravāḷa. Despite Veṅkaṭanātha's great significance, very few of his works have been translated or studied.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Ananta Sūri: Saṃkalpasūryodaya nāṭaka.
Veṅkaṭanātha has the following synonyms: Veṅkaṭa ācārya.
2) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Compare Veṅkaṭeśa, Veṅkaṭeśvara.
3) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Quoted in the Rāmānujadarśana of the Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^b.
4) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Abhayadānasāra, Abhayapradāna, Abhayapradānasāra. Gopālaviṃśati. Nikṣeparakṣā. Prapannamālikā. Lakṣmīstotra.
5) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Garuḍapañcāśat. Dayāśataka.
6) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Prahlādavijaya kāvya.
7) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—
—[commentary] on Brahmānandagiri’s Bhagavadgītāṭīkā.
8) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—
—[commentary] on a stotra by Yāmunācārya. L. 2805.
9) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Śaraṇāgatiṭīkā.
10) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—son of Raṅganātha: Āśaucaśataka. Gṛhyaratna and its
—[commentary] Vibudhakaṇṭhabhūṣaṇa. Daśanirṇaya. Pitṛmedhasāra. Smṛtiratnākara. See Hz. Extr. 88.
11) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—son of Veṅkaṭādhvarin, pupil of Rāmabrahmānandatīrtha: Siddhāntāmṛta.
12) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—son of Raṅganātha. grandson of Sarasvatīvallabha: Darśanirṇaya.
13) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Adhikārasaṃgraha.
14) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—Śatadūṣaṇī.
15) Veṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—son of Ananta, grandson of Vaiśvānara, wrote beside the works given in Cc. Ii p. 143: Nyāyapariśuddhi. Bhagavadgītābhāṣyatātparyacandrikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṅkaṭanātha (वेङ्कटनाथ):—[=veṅkaṭa-nātha] [from veṅkaṭa > veṅka] m. Name of various authors, [Catalogue(s)]
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Partial matches: Natha, Venkata.
Starts with: Venkatanatha vaidikasarvabhauma, Venkatanatha vajapeyin, Venkatanatha vedantacarya.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
A Note on Venkatanatha’s “Hamsa Sandesha” < [April – June, July – September 1978]
Sri Raghavendra Swami < [January – March, 2007]
A Pearl from Tamraparni < [October 1955]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Rāmānuja Literature < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]
Part 8 - Veṅkaṭanātha’s treatment of Doubt < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 11 - Veṅkaṭanātha’s treatment of Inference < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.136 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Some Popular Allegorical Plays in Sanskrit literature < [Chapter 1 - Allegorical Plays in Sanskrit Literature]