Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

ananta अनन्त – endless; infinite

adjective · substantive feminine · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective · substantive masculine

adjective

endless; infinite

Derived from

  1. an अन् previx — negative prefix an- before a vowel; not; without
  2. anta अन्त substantive masculine — end; boundary

substantive masculine

Ananta; the infinite one

Derived from

  1. a अ previx — negative prefix a-; not; without
  2. anta अन्त substantive masculine — end; boundary
Cappeller 1891 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

anantá ·a. endless; m. Viṣṇu, a man's name.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

ananta an-anta, as, ā, am, endless, bound- less, eternal, infinite; (as), m., N. of many person, particularly of Viṣṇu; of Viṣṇu's couch, the snake king Śeṣa; of Śeṣa's brother Vāsuki; of Kṛṣṇa; of his brother Baladeva; of Śiva, Rudra, one of the Viśva-devas, the 14th Arhat, &c.; a plant, Sinduvāra, Vitex Trifolia; Talc; the 23rd lunar asterism, Śravaṇa; a silken cord tied round the right arm at a particular festival; the letter ā; a periodic decimal fraction?; (ā), f. the earth; the number one; N. of various females, especially of Pārvatī; N. of various (perennial?) plants, particularly one also called Śārivā, Periploca Indica or Asclepias Pseudosarsa (or Asthmatica), the root of which supplies a valuable medicine; (am), n. the sky, atmosphere; Talc.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

anantá (3. a + anta) = nānta VOP. 6,9. 1〉 adj. f. ā unendlich (nach Ausdehnung, Zahl, Dauer, innerer Kraft u. s. w.) AK. 3,4,84. TRIK. 3,3,144. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 81. von Wegen ṚV. 1,113,3. ṚV. 5,47,2. Tiefen ṚV. 7,104,17. Geschossen ṚV. 1,121,9. u. s. w. a̱na̱nte a̱ntara̱śmanì ṚV. 1,130,3. a̱na̱ntaṃ śuṣma̱mudìyarti bhā̱nunā̀ ṚV. 10,75,3. ṚV. 6,61,8. AV. 10,8,12. BṚH. ĀR. UP. 1,5,13. TAITT. UP. 2,1. agnihotram ŚAT. BR. 2,3,1,13. diśaḥ BṚH. ĀR. UP. 4,1,5. ātmā ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 1,9. yadyaddadāti vidhivat — tattatpitṝṇāṃ bhavati paratrānantamakṣayam M. 3,275. ajasramanantaṃ sukham M. 4,149. dānam M. 7,85. PAÑCAT. II, 76. anantaratnasaṃpūrṇa R. 5,12,38. anantakīrti RAGH. 2,64. PAÑCAT. Pr. 10. — 2〉 m. a〉 ein Beiname Viṣṇuʼs oder Kṛṣṇaʼs TRIK. 1,1,28. TRIK. 3,3,144. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 81. VOP. 5,21. nāsyāntamadhigacchanti tenānanta iti śrutiḥ HARIV. 12320. — b〉 ein Beiname Baladevaʼs, des ältern Bruders von Kṛṣṇa, H. 224. — c〉 ein Beiname Rudraʼs Ind. St. I, 385. Śivaʼs, ŚIV. — d〉 Śeṣa, der König der Nāgaʼs, AK. 1,2,1,5. TRIK. 1,2,6. TRIK. 3,3,144. H. 1307. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 81. anantaścāsmi nāgānām BHAG. 10,29. MBH. 1,1587. R. 4,40,53. VP. 205. — e〉 Vāsuki, ein anderer König der Schlangen, ŚABDĀRṆ._im_ŚKDR. — f〉 Name eines der Viśvedevaʼs HARIV. 11542. — g〉 Name des 14ten Arhantʼs der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī H. 29. H. an. 3,240; vgl. anantajit und anantatīrthakṛt. — h〉 ein häufig vorkommender Mannsname LIA. I, Anh. XXVII, N. 4. Z. d. d. m. G. II, 341, No. 184. Verz. d. B. H. — i〉 Name einer Pflanze, Vitex Negundo (sinduvāra), RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — k〉 mystische Bezeichnung des Buchstabens ā Ind. St. II, 316. — 3〉 f. ˚ntā. a〉 Erde AK. 2,1,2. H. 936. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 82. — b〉 Śivaʼs Gemahlin Pārvatī H. ś. 52. H. an. 3,241. MED. t. 82. — c〉 N. einer buddhistischen Göttin (tārā) TRIK. 1,1,18. — d〉 Janamejayaʼs Frau LIA. I, Anh. XIX. — e〉 N. verschiedener Pflanzen: α〉 = śārivā AK. 2,4,3,30. H. an. 3,241. MED. t. 81. Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. (Periploca indica Willd., Asclepias Pseudosarsa Roxb.) ein Schlingstrauch, dessen Wurzeln medicinisch viel gebraucht werden. Er führt in Bengalen noch jetzt diesen Namen. AINSLIE, Mat. ind. I, 381. SUŚR. 1,59,11. SUŚR. 1,132,2. SUŚR. 2,78,18. SUŚR. 2,416,19. u. s. w.; s. utpalaśārivā. Nach WILS.: Echites frutescens. — β〉 eine Staude, Alhagi Maurorum Tournef. AK. 2,4,3,10. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 82. RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. Sie heisst so, weil sie auch in der heissen Jahreszeit nicht abstirbt, sondern Blätter und Blüthen treibt, während alle kleineren Pflanzen verdorren. S. yavāsa. — γ〉 ein Gras, Agrostis linearis L. AK. 2,4,5,24. TRIK. 3,3,144. H. 1192. H. an. 3,241. MED. t. 81. RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. S. dūrvā. — δ〉 ein Baum, Terminalia citrina Roxb. (pathyā), MED. t. 82. S. harītakī. — ε〉 ein Baum, Emblica officinalis Gaert., MED. t. 82. S. āmalakī. — ζ〉 ein Schlingstrauch, Cocculus cordifolius DC. TRIK. 3,3,144. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 82. S. guḍūcī. — η〉 = agnimantha Premna spinosa (longifolia ?) RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — ϑ〉 = kaṇā Piper longum MED. t. 82. — ι〉 = lāṅgalī H. an. 3,241. — ϰ〉 = viśalyā eine noch nicht näher bestimmte Gemüsepflanze AK. 2,4,5,2. H. an. 3,241. MED. t. 82. — 4〉 n. a〉 Luft, Atmosphäre, Himmelsraum AK. 1,1,2,1. TRIK. 3,3,144. H. 163. H. an. 3,240. MED. t. 82. — b〉 Talk (abhraka) RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

ananta 3〉f〉 ein best. Fisch, = kajjalī ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. u. dem letzten Worte.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive feminine · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

anantá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) endlos, unendlich Chr. 2,10. Chr. 34,24. Chr. 56,17. Chr. 165,28. — 2〉 m. — a〉 Bein. Viṣṇuʼs Chr. 104,29. Chr. 105,4. Rudraʼs oder Śivaʼs, *Baladevaʼs, *Agniʼs (GAL.), Śeṣaʼs (des Fürsten der Schlangen) Chr. 56,19. *Vāsukiʼs (eines andern Schlangenfürsten). — b〉 N. pr. — α〉 eines der Viśve Devās. — β〉 *des 14ten Arhantʼs der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī. — γ〉 verschiedener Männer. — c〉 *Vitex negundo. — d〉 mystische Bez. des Lautes ā. — 3〉 f. ā — a〉 *die Erde. — b〉 Bein. der Parvatī. — c〉 N. pr. — α〉 *einer buddhistischen Göttin. — β〉 der Gattin Janamejayaʼs. — d〉 *ein best. Fisch. — e〉 Hemidesmus indicus R. Br., *Alhagi maurorum Tournef., *Agrostis linearis L., *Terminalia citrina Roxb., *Emblica officinalis, *Cocculus cordifolius DC., *Premna spinosa, *Piper longum, *Jussiaea repens und *= viśalyā. — 4〉 *n. — a〉 Luft, Luftraum. — b〉 Talk.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

ananta , f. ī N. pr. der Gattin des Manu Svāyaṃbhuva MATSYAP. 4,33. [Nachtrag, Band 5]

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

ananta 2〉b〉α〉 auch eines Vidyeśvara HEMĀDRI 1,823,5. HEMĀDRI 1,823,18. HEMĀDRI 2,a,126,11. [Nachtrag, Band 1]

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

ananta I. 1. 5. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

anantá unendlich; m. Viṣṇu; Mannsname.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

ananta ananta a. (anta) qui n'a pas de fin; infini. — S. m. np. de plusieurs divinités; ananta le roi des serpents, vāsuki. — S. f. la terre; nom de diverses plantes. — S. n. l'atmosphère, le ciel. Germ. anendlich; angl. anent.

Derived words

  • ānantya आनन्त्य substantive neuter infinity

Occurrences in source texts (11)

MAN 1 occurrence
Nāgarājāya Namaḥ 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • MAN NN 1.2 Segment 2

    Attested form: anantāya Grammar of the segment: dative singular

PYS 3 occurrences
PYS 2.30–34: Vows and Counterreflection 1 occurrence

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PYS 2.46–48: Āsana as a Seated Posture 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

PYS 4.29–32: Dharmamegha-Samādhi 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 1.51-1.64: Selbst als Licht 1 occurrence

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SS 1 occurrence
SS 3.6–3.8: Delusion and Awakening 1 occurrence

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  • SS 3.7 Segment 3

    Attested form: ananta Grammar of the segment: karmadhāraya-compound

SVU 4 occurrences
SVU 1.7-1.12: Triad and Freedom 1 occurrence

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SVU 5.1–5.6: The Lord of Cosmic Origins 1 occurrence

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SVU 5.7–5.11: The Wandering Self 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

SVU 5.12–5.14: Knowledge and Freedom 1 occurrence

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 86–92: Light and Darkness 1 occurrence

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