Vedanta, Vedānta, Veda-anta: 6 definitions
Introduction
Vedanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVedānta (वेदान्त).—See under Veda.
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: WikiPedia: HinduismThe mystic teachings in Vedanta are centered on a fundamental truth of the universe that cannot be reduced to a concept or word for the ordinary mind to manipulate. Rather, the human experience and mind are themselves a tiny fragment of this truth. In this tradition, no mind-object can be identified as absolute truth, such that one may say, "That's it." So, to keep the mind from attaching to incomplete fragments of reality, a speaker could use this term to indicate that truth is "Not that."
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvēdānta (वेदांत).—m (S) The theological part of the Vedas. Considered collectively, it is contained in the passages or chapters of the Vedas termed upa- niṣad. They inculcate an abstract and speculative monotheistical worship, and deny the actual existence of the material universe. 2 A theological system founded upon the Vedas, teaching that Matter is an illusion and that the sole existence is One all-pervading spirit. 3 The term is applied to any sage discourse upon the illusoriness and unreality of the objects of sense, or upon the emptiness of earthly pleasures, pains, or troubles.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvēdānta (वेदांत).—m The theological part of the Vedas.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVedānta (वेदान्त).—
1) 'the end of the Veda', an Upaniṣad (which comes at the end of the Veda). Also
Derivable forms: vedāntaḥ (वेदान्तः).
Vedānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms veda and anta (अन्त).
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Vedānta (वेदान्त).—(See quotation from bṛhadyogiyājña- valkyasmṛti under -aṅga above).
Derivable forms: vedāntam (वेदान्तम्).
Vedānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms veda and anta (अन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedānta (वेदान्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) The theological part of the Vedas; considered collectively it is contained in the many numerous passages or chapters of the Vedas termed Upanishads, which inculcate an abstract and speculative monotheistical worship, and these have been further explained and illustrated by later writers: the founder of the school is Vyasa, and subsequently Sankaracharya is its most eminent teacher. E. veda the Vedas, and anta end, sum, scope or substance.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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)
Starts with (+8): Vedanta Paribhasha, Vedantacarya, Vedantacaryamangaladvadashi, Vedantacaryaprapadana, Vedantacaryasaptati, Vedantacaryavijaya, Vedantacharyavijaya, Vedantadipika, Vedantaga, Vedantagu, Vedantajna, Vedantakalpataruparimalakhandana, Vedantakarikavali, Vedantakataka, Vedantakatharatna, Vedantakaustubha, Vedantakaustubhaprabha, Vedantapancavimshati, Vedantapanchavimshati, Vedantaratnamala.
Ends with: Advaita-vedanta.
Full-text (+332): Vedantin, Brahmasutra, Vedantopagata, Advaita-vedanta, Dharmaraja Adhvarindra, Vyasa, Lingasharira, Vedantasaropanishad, Shankara, Vedantakaustubha, Uddalaka, Shriharsha, Vedantakataka, Damavinem, Vedantakatharatna, Upanishad, Sarvajnatmamuni, Vivekamrita, Ramanuja, Vishishta Advaita.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
The Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya)
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.87 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Mandukya Karika, verse 2.12 < [Chapter II - Vaitathya Prakarana (Illusion)]
Chapter XIII - Beyond Works < [B - Brahmavidyā Explained]
Chapter I - How to Investigate Brahman < [Book III - Bhriguvalli]
Brahma Sutras (Vedanta Sutras) (by George Thibaut)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXLVII - Synopsis of the Gita < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXXXVI - Vishnu Bhakti < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter CCXLVIII - The eight essentials of Yoga, etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter III, Section III, Adhikarana I < [Section III]
Chapter I, Section I, Adhikarana IV < [Section I]
Chapter I, Section IV, Adhikarana IV < [Section IV]