ananta

ananta mfn. (-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ)

1 Eternal, endless.

2 Unbounded, illimitable.

3 Infinite, innumerable. m. (-ntaḥ)

1 A name of VIṢṆU or KṚṢṆA.

2 BALADEVA, the brother of KṚṢṆA.

3 The chief of the Nāgas or serpent race, that inhabit the infernal regions: the couch and constant attendant of VIṢṆU.

4 The king of serpents, confounded with VĀSUKI. See vāsuki.

5 The fourteenth of the Jaina Tīrthakaras or deified Saints: also called anantajit. f. (-ntā)

1 A name of PĀRVATĪ, the wife of ŚIVA.

2 The earth.

3 A synonym of several plants, (as Hedysarum alhagi.)

4 A kind of potherb. See viśalyā.

5 Bent grass, (Agrostis linearis.)

6 Another plant, (Echites frutescens, Rox.) See śyāmā. Or according to others, (Asclepias psoudosarsa, Rox.) See śārīvā.

7 Yellow myrobalan, (Terminalia citrina.)

9 Emblic myrobalan, (Phyllanthus emblica.)

9 Another plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) See guḍucī.

10 Long pepper. See kaṇā. n. (-ntaṃ) Sky or atmosphere, aether.

E. an neg. and anta end.

ana_nta (ntaḥ) 1. m. A name of Vish-
nu; the serpent on which he
rests. f. (ntā) wife of Shiva; the
earth. n. (ntaṃ) the sky. a. Eternal.

ananta Bahuvr. I. m. f. n. (-ntaḥ-ntā-ntam) Endless in time

and space: eternal, unbounded, innumerable &c.

II. m. (-ntaḥ) ¹ A name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa. ² A name

of Baladeva, the elder brother of Kṛṣṇa. ³ A name of

Śiva. ⁴ A name of Rudra, in an Upanishad of the Athar-

vaveda. ⁵ A name of Śeṣa, the chief of the Nāgas or ser-

pent race that inhabit the infernal regions: the couch and

constant attendant of Viṣṇu. ⁶ A name of Vāsuki, another

king of the serpents, the brother of the former. ⁷ A name

of one of the Viśvadevas. ⁸ The name of the fourteenth of

the twenty-four Arhats or Jaina deified saints of the present

Avasarpiṇī; see also anantajit. ⁹ The name of a king of

Kashmir; see also anantadeva. ¹⁰ A proper name common to

several authors &c. ¹¹ The name of a plant, Vitex trifolia

(Lin.); see sindavāra. ¹² Talc (see abhraka; in this sense the

word is given by some as a neuter). ¹³ (In arithmetic.)

Infinite quantity: a fraction having a cypher for its deno-

minator; see also anantarāśi and khahara. ¹⁴ The name of

the twenty-third of the lunar asterisms; see śravaṇa. ¹⁵ A

silken cord with fourteen knots which the Hindus tie round

the right arm at the festival of Anantachaturdaśī.

III. f. (-ntā) ¹ The earth. ² (In arithmetic sometimes

used to denominate) the numeral one. ³ A name of Pār-

vatī, the wife of Śiva. ⁴ A name of Tārā, a Buddhist

deity. ⁵ The proper name of the wife of Janamejaya. ⁶ The

name of the following plants: ^a. Hedysarum alhagi; see

yavāsa or rodanī. ^b. Echytes frutescens; see śyāmā or go-

pī. ^c. A sort of potherb; see viśalyā or śakrapuṣpī. ^d. Agrostis

linearis (Koen.) or Panicum dactylon; see dūrvā or bhārgavī,

śvetadūrvā and nīladūrvā. ^e. Phyllanthus emblica (emblic my-

robolan); see āmalakī. ^f. Menispermum glabrum or cordi-

folium; see guḍūcī. ^g. Gloriosa superba; see lāṅgalī. ^h. See

hemamānī. ^i. Premna spinosa; see asimantha. ^k. Piper longum

(Long pepper); see pippalī or kaṇā. ^l. Terminalia chebula

(yellow myrobolan); see harītakī. ^m. Asclepias pseudosar-

sa; see śārivā. ^n. Justicia adhatoda(?). ^o. Bromelia Ana-

nas(?). ^p. Echytes dichotoma(?). ^q. According to some

also the same as anantamūla q. v.

IV. n. (-ntam) ¹ Sky, atmosphere, æther. ² Talc; (also

given in the latter sense as a masculine). E. a priv. and

anta.

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. —Ananta-kara, as, ī,

am, rendering endless, magnifying indefinitely.

—Ananta-ga, as, ā, am, going or moving for ever

or indefinitely. —Ananta-guṇa, as, ā, am, having

boundless excellencies. —Ananta-caturdaśī, f. the

fourteenth lunar day (or full moon) of Bhādra, when

Ananta is worshipped. —Ananta-cāritra, as, m., N.

of a Bodhisattva. —Ananta-jit, t, m., N. of the

fourteenth Jaina Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī.

—Ananta-tā, f. or ananta-tva, am, n. eternity,

infinity. —Ananta-tāna, as, ā, am, extensive.

—Ananta-tīrtha, as, m., N. of an author. —Ananta-

tīrtha-kṛt, t, m. the same as Anantajit. —Ananta-

tṛtīyā, f. the third day of Bhādra, said to be sacred

to Viṣṇu. —Anantatṛtīya-vrata, the twenty-fourth

Adhyāya of the Bhaviṣyottara-Purāṇa. —Ananta-

dṛṣṭi, is, m. epithet of Śiva. —Ananta-deva, as,

m., N. of various persons, especially of a king of

Kaṣmīr. —Ananta-nemi, is, m., N. of a king of

Mālava, a contemporary of Śākyamuni. —Ananta-

pāra, as, ā, am, of boundless width. —Ananta-pāla,

as, m., N. of a warrior chief in Kaṣmīr. —Ananta-

bhaṭṭa, as, m., N. of a man. —Ananta-mati, is,

m., N. of a Bodhisattva. —Ananta-māyin, ī, inī, i,

endlessly illusory or delusive or deceitful. —Ananta-

mūla, as, m. a medicinal plant, also called Śārivā.

—Ananta-rāma, as, m., N. of a man. —Ananta-

rāśi, is, m. (in arithm.) an infinite quantity; a

periodic decimal fraction (?). —Ananta-rūpa, as, ā,

or ī, am, having innumerable forms or shapes. —An-

anta-at, ān, atī, at, eternal, infinite; (ān), m.

(in the Upaniṣads) one of Brahmā's four feet, earth,

intermediate space, heaven, and ocean. —Ananta-

varman, ā, m., N. of a king. —Ananta-vāta, as,

m. a disease of the head, somewhat like tetanus.

—Ananta-vikramin, ī, m., N. of a Bodhisattva.

—Ananta-vijaya, as, m., N. of Yudhiṣṭhira's conch-

shell. —Ananta-vīrya, as, m., N. of the twenty-third

Jaina Arhat of a future age. —Ananta-vrata, am, n.

ceremony or festival in honour of Ananta or Viṣṇu

on the day of the full moon in Bhādra; title of the

102nd Adhyāya of the Bhaviṣyottara-Purāṇa. —An-

anta-śakti, is, is, i, omnipotent; (is), m., N. of a

king. —Ananta-śayana, am, n. Travancore. —An-

anta-śīrṣā, f., N. of the snake king Vāsuki's wife.

—Ananta-śuṣma, as, ā, am, Ved. possessing bound-

less strength (?); endlessly blowing (?). —Anantātman

(°ta-āt°), ā, m. the infinite spirit. —Anantāśrama,

ananteśvara, &c., names of persons unknown.

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

ananta an-antá, a. endless; m. N. of Viṣṇu,
Śeṣa, and of various men; -ka, a. endless,
infinite; -kirti, m. N.; -guṇa, a. infinitely
greater; -tā, f. abst. N.; -tā, f., -tva, n. endlessness,
infiniteness; -pada, n. Viṣṇu's path,
sky; -pāra, a. that one never gets to the end of.

an-antá mf(ā)n. endless, boundless, eternal, infinite

an-antá (as), m. N. of Viṣṇu

of Śeṣa (the snake-god)

of Śeṣa's brother Vāsuki

of Kṛṣṇa

of his brother Baladeva

of Śiva

of Rudra

of one of the Viśva-devas

of the 14th Arhat, &c.

the 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?

an-antá (am), n. the sky, atmosphere

Talc.

ananta

mfn. (-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ)

1. Eternal, endless.

2. Unbounded, illimitable.
3. Infinite, innumerable.

m. (-ntaḥ)

1. A name of VISHNŪ or
KRISHNĀ.

2. BALADEVA, the brother of KRISHNĀ.

3. The chief of the
NĀGAS or serpent race, that inhabit the infernal regions: the
couch and constant attendant of VISHNU.

4. The king of ser-
pents, confounded with VĀSUKI. See vāmuki.

5. The fourteenth
of the Jaina Tirthakāras or defied Saints: also called anantajit.

f.
(-ntā)

1. A name of PĀRVATĪ, the wife of SIVĀ.

2. The earth.

3.
A synonime of several plants, (as Hedysarum alhagi.)

4. A kind
of potherb. See viśalyā.

5. Bent grass, (Agrostis linearis.) 6 Ano-
ther plant, (Echites frutescens, Rox.) See śyāmā. Or according to
others, (Asclepias pseudosarsa, Rox.) See śārivā.

7. Yellow myro-
balan, (Terminalia citrina.)

8. Emblic myrobalan, (Phyllanthus
emblica).

9. Another plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) See guḍucī.
10. Long pepper. See kaṇā.

n. (-ntaṃ) Sky or atmosphere, æther.

E. an
neg. and anta end.

ananta a. [nāsti anto yasya] Endless, infinite, eternal, boundless, inexhaustible; ˚ratnaprabhavasya yasya Ku.1.3. -ntaḥ 1 N. of Viṣṇu; gandharvāpsarasaḥ siddhāḥ kinnaroragacāraṇāḥ | nāntaṃ guṇānāṃ jānanti (nāsyāntamadhigacchanti) tenānanto'yamucyate ||; also of Viṣṇu's couch, the serpent Śeṣa; of Kṛiṣṇa and his brother; of Siva, the 14th Arhat; Vāsuki, the lord of serpents anantaścāsmi nāgānām Bg.10.29. -2 A cloud. -3 Talc. -4 N. of a plant (sindu- vāra) Vitex Trifolia (Mar. niraguḍī). -5 The asterism śravaṇa. -6 A silken cord with 14 knots tied round the right arm on the anantacaturdaśī day. -7 The letter ā. -ntā 1 The earth (the endless). -2 The number one. -3 Names of various females; N. of Pārvatī. -4 Names of various plants; śārivā, anantamūla (a very medicinal plant) dūrvā, āmalakī, guḍūcī, agnimantha, kaṇā, lāṅgalī, durālābhā, harītakī, agniśikhā, śyāmalatā, pippalī. -ntī A small silken cord tied round the left arm of a woman. -ntam 1 The sky, atmosphere. -2 Infinity, eternity. -3 Absolution, final beatitude; tadanantāya kalpate Pt.2.72. -4 The Supreme Spirit, Brahman (parabrahma,); satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ brahmeti śrutiḥ | na vyāpitvāddeśato'nto nityatvānnāpi kālataḥ | na vastuto'pi sarvātmyādānantyaṃ brahmaṇi tridhā || -5 A sloping and a projecting member of the entablature representing a continued pent-roof; anantaṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca prastaraṃ cāṣṭadhā lupāḥ | Māna.18.174-175. cf. anantaḥ śeṣaviṣṇvoścānavadhau klībamambare | striyāṃ syācchāripādūrvāviśalyālā- ṅgalīṣu ca | haimavatyāṃ gaḻūcyāṃ ca...| Nm. -Comp. -ātman m. the Supreme Spirit; -kara a. magnifying to any extent; P.III.2.21. -ga a. moving forever. -guṇa a. possessed of endless merits; of countless or infinite possessed of endless merits; of countless or infinite number; plavaṅgānāmanantaguṇataidhate Mv.6.55. -caturdaśī, -˚vratam [anantasya ārādhanaṃ yasyāṃ sā caturdaśī] the 14th day of the bright half of Bhādrapada when Ananta is worshipped -caritraḥ N. of a Bodhisattva. -jit (anantāni bhūtāni jitavān) 1 N. of Vāsudeva, the conqueror of all. -2 N. of an Arhat deity. -tāna a. of endless width, extensive. -tīrthakṛt m. 1 one who visits many places of polgimage. -2 a Jaina deity. -tṛtīyā the third day of the bright half of bhādrapada, mārgaśīrṣa or vaiśākha; nabhasye vātha vaiśākhe mārgaśīrṣe'thavā punaḥ | śukla- pakṣatṛtīyāyāṃ... uktānantatṛtīyaiṣā sutānandaphalapradā. -dṛṣṭiḥ [anantā dṛṣṭayo netrāṇi yasya] N. of Śiva, or of Indra. -devaḥ [ananto deva iva] 1 the serpent Seṣa. -2 [anante dīvyati; div-ac] N. of Nārayaṇa who sleeps on Seṣa. -3 N. of the king of Kashmir. -nemiḥ N. of the king of Mālava, a contemporary of śākyamuni -pāra a. of endless width, boundless; ˚raṃ kila śabdaśāstram Pt.1. -pālaḥ N. of a warrior-chief in Kashmir. -matiḥ N. of a Bodhisattva. -māyin a. of endless tricks, endlessly deceitful. -mūlaḥ a medicinal plant (śārivā). -rāśiḥ an infinite quantity. -rūpa a. of innumerable forms or shapes; epithet of Visnu. -vātaḥ a disease of the head, resembling tetanus. -vikramin N. of a Bodhisattva. -vijayaḥ [anantān vijayate dhvanidvārā anena] N. of Yudhiṣṭhira's conch-shell. anantavijayaṃ rājā kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ Bg.1.16. -vīryaḥ N. of the 23rd Jaina Arhat of a future age. -vratam 1 See anantacaturdaśī above. -2 N. of the 102nd Adhyaya of the Bhaviṣyottara-Purāṇa. -śakti a. of boundless power, omnipotent, epithet of the Supreme Being. -śayanam Travancore; Sriraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (because there are temples of Viṣṇu reclining on ananta Serpent). -śīrṣa N. of Visnu or the Supreme Being. (-rṣā) N. of the wife of Vāsuki. -śuṣma a. Ved. possessing endless strength; endlessly blowing. -śrī a. of boundless magnificence, an epithet of the Supreme Being.

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.

an-anta- a. infini, illimité; éternel; m. Śiva; Viṣṇu; Śeṣa, etc.; n. d'un roi des Nāga; nt. éternité; -tā- f. éternité; -ka- a. infini; -vant- id.

°kara- a. qui rend infini.

°kīrti- m. d'un homme.

°guṇatā- f. fait d'être infiniment plus.

°cchadin- a. qui a un nombre infini de jantes.

°pāra- a. avec quoi on n'a jamais fini.

°vijaya- m. n. de la conque de Yudhiṣṭhira.

°sīra- m. n. d'un homme.

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. 5, 47, 2. Tiefen 7, 104, 17. Geschossen 1, 121, 9. u.s.w. ànànte àntaràśmanî 1, 130, 3. ànàntaṃ śuṣmàmudîyarti bhā̀nunā̂ 10, 75, 3. 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 4, 149. dānam 7, 85. PAÑCAT. II, 76. anantaratnasaṃpūrṇa R. 5, 12, 38. anantakīrti RAGH. 2, 64. PAÑCAT. Pr. 10.

— 2) m.

a) ein Beiname Viṣṇu's oder Kṛṣṇa's TRIK. 1, 1, 28. 3, 3, 144. H. an. 3, 240. MED. t. 81. VOP. 5, 21. nāsyāntamadhigacchanti tenānanta iti śrutiḥ HARIV. 12320.

— b) ein Beiname Baladeva's, des ältern Bruders von Kṛṣṇa, H. 224.

— c) ein Beiname Rudra's Ind. St. I, 385. Śiva's, ŚIV.

— d) Śeṣa, der König der Nāga's, AK. 1, 2, 1, 5. TRIK. 1, 2, 6. 3, 3, 144. H. 1307. 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 Viśvedeva's HARIV. 11542.

— g) Name des 14ten Arhant's der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī H. 29. 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. an. 3, 240. MED. t. 82.

— b) Śiva's Gemahlin Pārvatī H. ś. 52. an. 3, 241. MED. t. 82.

— c) N. einer buddhistischen Göttin (tārā) TRIK. 1, 1, 18.

— d) Janamejaya's 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. 132, 2. 2, 78, 18. 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. 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. an. 3, 240. MED. t. 82.

— b) Talk (abhraka) RĀJAN. im ŚKDR.

ananta

3)

f) ein best. Fisch, = kajjalī ŚABDAR. im ŚKDR. u. dem letzten Worte.

an-antá, a., ohne Ende [ánta], endlos, unbegrenzt, und zwar 1) in Raum, 2) in Zahl, 3) in Kraft.

-ás 1) ádhvā {113,3}; arṇavás {502,8}.

-ám [m.] 3) śúsmam {901,3}.

-ám [n.] 1) pā́jas {115,5}.

-é 1) áśmani {130,3}; (neutr.) {297,7} (unbegrenzter Raum).

-ā́sas 1) pánthās {401,2}.

-aís 2) vadhaís {121,9}.

anantá

— 1) Adj. (f. ā) endlos , unendlich 2,10. 34,24. 56,17. 165,28.

— 2) m.

— a) Bein. Viṣṇu's 104,29. 105,4. Rudra's oder Śiva's , *Baladeva's , *Agni's (GAL.). , Śeṣa's (des Fürsten der Schlangen) 56,19. *Vāsuki's (eines andern Schlangenfürsten).

— b) N.pr.

— α) eines der Viśvedevās.

— β) *des 14ten Arhant's 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 Janamejaya's.

— 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 , *Jussiaed repens und * = viśalyā.

— 4) *n.

— a) Luft , Luftraum.

— b) Talk.

anantá unendlich; m. Viṣṇu; Mannsname.

ananta , f. ī N. pr. der Gattin des Manu Svāyaṃbhuva, Matsyap. 4, 33.

ananta Adj. = aneka.

Ananta 2. b) a) auch N. pr. eines Vidyeśvara, Hemādri 1, 823, 5. 18; 2, a, 126, 11.

ananta (BAH. ex an priv. et anta) 1) Adj. finem non ha-

bens, immensus, infinitus. 2) m. nomen regis serpen-

tum, qui in tartaro habitant. BH. 10. 29.

ananta;
baladevo balabhadro muśalī nīlāmbaraḥ pralambaghnaḥ .
sīrī ca sātvataḥ syāttāladhvaja ekakuṇḍalo'nantaḥ .. 28 ..
saṅkarṣaṇo rauhiṇeyaḥ kālindīkarṣaṇo balaḥ .
revatīramaṇo rāmaḥ kāmapālo halāyudhaḥ .. 29 ..
1.1.1.28

ananta pu0 nāsti antaḥ guṇānāṃ yasya ba0 . “gandharvāpsarasaḥ
siddhāḥ kinnaroragacāraṇāḥ . nāntaṃ guṇānāṃ jānanti tenā-
nanto'yamucyate” ityuktalakṣaṇe viṣṇau, ananta! “saṃsāra-
mahāsamudre magnān samabhyuddhara vāsudeva!” iti bhaviṣya-
purā0 . “viṣṇurvīro'nanta” iti viṣṇusa0 . meghe . bahuśīrṣa
katvādaparicchinne śeṣanāge, tadavatāre balabhadre ca . antaḥ
paricchedaḥ deśataḥ kālataḥ vastutaśca nāsti yasya . tasmin
parabrahmaṇi na0 “satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ brahmeti” śrutiḥ .
“na vyāpitvāddeśato'nto nityatvānnāpi kālataḥ . na vastu-
to'pi sarvātmyādānantyaṃ brahmaṇi tridhā . deśakālānya-
vastūnāṃ kalpitatvācca māyayā . na deśādikṛto'ntī'sti
brahmānantaṃ tataḥ sphuṭamiti” pañcadaśī . ākāśe ca .
bahuvistāravati sinduvāravṛkṣe pu0 . avadhiśūnye, iyattā-
śūnye vastumātre, sakale ca tri0 “anantaratnaprabhavasya
yasyeti” kumā0 . jinabhede pu0 .

Ananta¹ (“infinite”), the prince of Snakes. § 28

(Amṛtamanthana): I, 17, 1107 (? °kalpaṃ); 18, 1118, 1119.

—§ 48 (Śeṣa): I, 36, 1587 (the same as Śeṣa), 1588

(Pitāmaha gave him Suparṇa as a friend).—§ 100 (Aṃśāvat.):

I, 65, 2549 (a Kādraveya).—§ 576 (Bhadavadgītāp.): VI, 34,

1233 (°asmi Nāgānām, says Kṛṣṇa about himself).—§ 581

(Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 67, 3023 (Śeṣaṃ devam).—§ 585

(do.): VI, 90, 4044 (iva vegavān).—§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.,

Meghavāhanop.): XIII, 14, 915 (bhujageṣu, i.e. Śiva).—

§ 770 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 151α, 7088 (mahoragāya), 7119

(“Dharma, Kāma, Kāla, Vasu, Vāsuki, Ananta, and Kapila

are the seven upholders of Earth, dharaṇīdharāḥ”).—§ 795

(Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 5μ, 169 (incarnate as Balarāma,

gone to Rasātala). Cf. Śeṣa.

Ananta², a warrior of Skanda's. § 615u (Skanda): IX,

45η, 2559.

Ananta³ff. = Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Mahāpuruṣa, Nārāyaṇa,

the Sun (Sūrya).

Ananta (I) — the Tāmasī Kalā of Hari. Followers of

Sātvata Tantra designate him Saṅkarṣaṇa. He bears the

Earth on one of his 1000 hoods. From between his agitated

brows came out Rudra exhibiting in eleven forms. The

Nāga princes make obeisance to him for his blessings. He

wears the Vaijayantī garland. His glory is sung by Nārada

and Tumburu in the court of the Creator. Also known as

Śeṣa.¹ Identified with Balarāma, the seventh son of Devakī.²

At the time of the deluge, withdraws the universe unto him-

self.³ Identified with Hari;⁴ a Nāga;⁵ ety. of;⁶ Balarāma, an

incarnation of.⁷ [Footnote] 1) Bhā III. 26. 25; IV. 9. 14; V. 25. 1-11; VII. 7. 10-11;

Vi. II. 5. 13-27; V. 18. 54. [Footnote] 2) Bhā. X. 1. 24; 2. 5. [Footnote] 3) Ib. X.

68. 46. [Footnote] 4) Ib. XI. 16. 19. [Footnote] 5) Br. IV. 20. 53. [Footnote] 6) M. 248. 38. [Footnote] 7) Vi.

V. 25. 3; 35. 3; Bhā. I. 14. 35.

Ananta (II) — the sacred hill.

Br. III. 13. 58.

Ananta (III) — a king and the son of Vītihotra (Vīra-

hotra-Vā. P.). Father of Durjaya.

Br. III. 69. 53; Vā. 94. 53.

ananta See Vaidyakānanta, Śeṣānanta.

ananta, son of Kāśyupādhyāya, brother of Yajñeśvara,
father of Kāśīnātha (Dharmasindhusāra 1791). L 773.

ananta

Udayabhānukāvya. Peters. 3, 393.

ananta

Kārakacakra gr. Bhr. 637.

ananta

Cidambaraśivāṣṭaka. Bhk. 16.

ananta

Prāyaścitta Āśval. B. 1, 156.

ananta

Yogasūtrārthacandrikā, Yogacandrikā, Padaca-
ndrikā, a C. on the Yogasūtra. Hall p. 11.
L. 2127. Ben. 66. NW. 418. Burnell 112^a.

ananta

Vākyamañjarī. Oudh VII, 8.

ananta

Vidhyaparādhaprāyaścittaprayoga dh. B. 1, 236.
Peters. 2, 185.

ananta

Śukladaśabhāṣya Vs. Peters, 2, 171.

ananta

Sāhityakalpavalli alaṃk. Taylor 1, 6.

ananta son of Cintāmaṇi, father of Nīlakaṇṭha and Rama
(1601):

Kāmadhenugaṇitaṭīkā. Quoted by his son Rāma.
W. p. 263. Oxf. 335^b.

Janipaddhati jy., ibid.

Sudhārasa jy. Ben. 27.

ananta son of Bhīma:

Naigeyārcikānukrama. Oxf. 378^a.

ananta son of Mantrimaṇḍana, wrote in 1458:

Kāmasamūha, erotic. IO. 396. B. 3, 46. Peters.
3, 366. 394. D 6. Oxf. 218^a.

ananta

Śivaliṅgapratiṣṭhā or Liṅgapratiṣṭhā.

ananta son of Cintāmaṇi, father of Nīlakaṇṭha and Rāma
(Muhūrtacintāmaṇi 1601), grandfather of Govinda,
great grandfather of Ananta, Mādhava (Tājikaṭīkā)
and Cintāmaṇi.

ananta son of Vināyaka and Lakṣmī, of Tulāpura:

Śabdasudhā and C..

ananta

Darśapūrṇamāsapaddhati Baudh.

ananta son of Puruṣottama:

Saṃhitādīpaka jy.

ananta

Iṣṭakāpūraṇaṭīkā.

ananta

Īśāvāsyopaniṣaṭṭīkā.

ananta

Vīracarita.

ananta a younger brother of Kāśmīrin Keśava Bhaṭṭa:
Vedāntaratnamālā.

ananta (IE 7-1-2), ‘cypher’.

ANANTA I . (ĀDIŚEṢA).

1) Genealogy. Mahāviṣṇu begot Brahmā and he the

Prajāpatis and Ananta (Ādiśeṣa) is one of the Prajā-

patis. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Araṇyakāṇḍa, Canto 14,

Verse 7). Ananta is also referred to as the son of

Kaśyapa, one of the Prajāpatis born of Kadrū. (M.B.,

Ādi Parva, Chapter 105, Verse 41). Also Balabhadra-

rāma, elder brother of Śrī Kṛṣṇa was a partial incarna-

tion of Ananta.

2) Differences with mother. Vinatā and Kadrū were

two wives of Kaśyapa prajāpati. Garuḍa was born as

Vinatā's son and numerous serpents like Ananta, Vāsuki,

Takṣaka, Kārkkoṭaka were sons of Kadrū. Once a

controversy developed between Vinatā and Kadrū, the

latter saying that there were a few black hairs on the

tail of Airāvata and the former denying it. It was

agreed that she who proved wrong in the argument

would become the slave of the other. To prove herself

to be right Kadrū, the same night, asked her sons to

go and stay suspended in the hairs of Airāvata's tail.

Some of the sons agreed to do so, while her other

(prominent) sons like Ananta expressed their disincli-

nation to do such an unethical act. Kadrū cursed these

disobedient children of hers to die at the serpent yajña

of Janamejaya, whereupon Ananta and his supporters

departed in sorrow. (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 65).

3) Ananta's new engagement. Departing thus from his

mother Ananta visited sacred centres like Gandha-

mādana, Badarī and practised austerities. And, Brahma

appeared before Ananta and asked him not to worry,

but to go to the nether world and support the world

on his hoods. Brahmā also told him that Garuḍa would

render him all help in the new task. Blessed thus by

Brahmā, Ananta gladly took up the new job. (M.B.,

Ādi Parva, Chapter 36, Verse 24).

4) Ananta has another abode in the palace of Varuṇa

in the west. (M.B., Udyoga Parva, Chapter 110, Verse

18).

5) Ananta's prowess. About Ananta's prowess Viṣṇu

Purāṇa has the following to say: At the bottom of

Pātāla there is a base (Tāmasic) form of Viṣṇu called

Ādiśeṣa. Even the Dānavas and the Daityas are not

able to describe the attributes of that form. The

Siddhas call this Ādiśeṣa Ananta who is worshipped

by Devas and ṛṣis. Ananta has 1000 heads and the

Svastika mark which is clearly visible is his ornament.

The 1000 gems in his head illuminate all regions, and

he renders the Asuras powerless for the good of all the

worlds. Ādiśeṣa whose eyes ever rotate due to the

overflow of his prowess, and who wears blue apparel

and garlands of white gems shines forth like another

Mount Kailāsa beautified with garlands of clouds and

by the flow of the Gaṅgā. Śrī Devī and Vāruṇī Devī serve

Ananta who holds in one hand a lāṃgala and in the

other a mace (mūsala). As the deluge (end of a yuga

Kalpānta) approaches Rudra emanates from the faces

of Ananta and consumes the three worlds. Ādiśeṣa

dwells in the nether world wearing the whole earth as

a crown. Even the Devas cannot gauge his nature, shape,

prowess etc. When he yawns the earth and waters shake

and shiver. The Gandharvas, Nāgas, Cāraṇas etc. fail

to understand the real extent of his attributes, and that

is why this strange being is called Ananta (endless). It

was by worshipping Ananta and by his grace that sage

Garga was able to master the sciences of astronomy

and causation (nimitta). (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part 2,

Chapter 5).

6) The land of Ananta. Pātāla is Ananta's world, and

at its bottom there is a spot called Ananta. That spot

is 30000 yojanas in extent, and here lives Ananta. He is

known as Saṅkarṣaṇa also. He bears the whole nether

world as though it were a mustard seed. And, when

he thinks of destroying the entire world the Rudra

called Saṅkarṣaṇa will appear with other Rudras and

weapons like tridents (Triśūla). Other serpents bow at

the feet of Ananta, who is supremely beautiful with

divine lustre. (Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 8).

ANANTA II . A synonym of the Sun God. (M.B., Vana

Parva, Chapter 3, Verse 24).

ANANTA III . A synonym of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (M.B., Udyoga

Parva, Chapter 70, Verse 14).

ANANTA IV . One of the military captains of Skanda.

(M.B., Śalya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 57).

ANANTA V . A synonym of Viṣṇu. (M.B., Anuśāsana

Parva, Chapter 149, Verse 83).

ANANTA VI . A synonym of Śiva. (M.B., Anuśāsana

Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 135).

ANANTA . The abode of Ananta in the nether regions.

(Devī Bhāgavata, Canto 8). (There are certain indica-

tions that Ananta refers to Trivandrum, Capital city of

the Kerala State. Explanations of words like Svarga,

Bhūmi, Pātāla, Ananta, Deva, Asura, throw much light

on this inference).

Ananta m.: A mythical serpent.

A. Birth: A kādraveya, son of Kadrū

(daughter of Dakṣa) 1. 59. 40. B. Des-

cription: Of great strength (vīryavān,

mahābalaḥ) 1. 16. 6-7, of great prowess

(pratāpavān) 1. 32. 24, of great expanse

(vibhuḥ) 1. 32. 24; divine (bhagavān devaḥ)

18. 5. 20. C. Feats: He uprooted, at the

instance of Brahman and Nārāyaṇa, mount

Mandara for churning the ocean 1. 16. 6-7;

when the ocean was being churned, he stood

by the side of Nārāyaṇa and raised up and

put down again and again the head of Vāsuki

(used as a churning rope) 1. 16. 14; (identified

with Śeṣa 6. 63 10) he dwells below the earth

and holds it on his head at the instance of

Brahman 1 32. 24; supports the earth by yoga

18. 5. 20; Brahman gave him Suparṇa, the

son of Vinatā, as friend 1. 32. 25. D. Great-

ness: As the best among the serpents he is

one of the vibhūtis of Bhagavān 6. 32. 29;

Śiva praised as ‘Ananta among the Nāgas’

13. 14. 158. E. Upamāna: The peak of

mount Meru compared with Ananta 13. 15. 9;

huge shape, similar to that of Ananta, was

assumed by Irāvān to attack Alambusa 6.

86. 67. F. End: (As Balarāma) having

accomplished his functions he entered the

rasātala 18. 5. 20 (cf. 16. 5. 12-13).

[See Śeṣa].