As a deity name
Name 376 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 539 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 930 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 179 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
endless, boundless, eternal, infinite
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "anantāya" is the dative of "ananta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
an-anta mf(ā)n. endless, boundless, eternal, infinite
an-anta (as), m. N. of Viṣṇu
Alternative readings
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