# अनाहत (anāhata)

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अनाहत (anāhata) is a Sanskrit word meaning unbeaten, unwounded, intact, new and unbleached, produced otherwise than by beating, not multiplied, the fourth of the mystical circles of the body, unbeaten, unwounded, or intact. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Unbeaten, Unwounded, or Intact, New or Unprocessed Textile, Not Multiplied (Mathematical).

- **SLP1:** `anAhata`  **IAST:** anāhata  **Devanagari:** अनाहत
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anahata
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/anahata/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Unbeaten, Unwounded, or Intact (8 definitions)
- unbeaten, unwounded, intact  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 29,1] अन् - आहत (an-āhata) mfn. unbeaten, unwounded, intact [ ID=5725 ]
- Unbeaten, unwounded, or intact.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 0063-c ] अनाहत (anāhata) a. 1 Unbeaten, unwounded, intact
- 1. Not struck. 2. Unwashed or new.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 014-2 ] अनाहत (anāhata) an-ā-hata, pp. not struck; unwashed, new. [ ID=1510 ]
- 1. Unhurt, unwounded, or intact. 2. New and unbleached, used of cloth. 3. The fourth mystical chakra in the body.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 029 ] अनाहत (anāhata) mfn. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ता - तं (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) ) 1 Unhurt, unbeaten, unwounded, intact. 2 New and unbleached, (as cloth.) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) The fourth of the mystical Cakras or circles of the body. E. अन् (an) neg. and आहत (āhata) beaten. [ ID=1357 ]
- 1. Unhurt, unbeaten, or intact. 2. New and unbleached, as cloth. 3. The fourth mystical circle of the body.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 024-b ] अनाहत (anāhata) mfn. ( - तः (-taḥ)- ता - तं (-taḥ-tā-taṃ) ) 1. Unhurt, unbeaten, unwounded, intact. 2. New and unbleached, (as cloth.) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) The fourth of the mystical Chakras or circles of the body. E. अन् (an) neg. and आहत (āhata) beaten. [ ID=1355 ]
- 1. Unbeaten. 2. Unhurt. 3. New or unwashed.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 018 ] अनाहत (anāhata) a. unbeaten (drum); — unhurt*; *unwashed, new (cloth). [ ID=1270 ]
- 1. Unhurt or unwounded. 2. New or unwashed, as cloth. 3. Not produced by striking, as a sound. 4. The fourth mystical chakra of the body.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) नाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 079-a ] अ (a) नाहत (anāhata) Tatpur. I. m. f. n. ( - तः - ता - तम् (-tam) (-taḥ-tā-tam) ) 1 Unhurt, unbeaten, unwounded. 2 Unwashed, new (as cloth). 3 (In music.) Not beat or struck, not produced in the ordinary way (as a sound). See अ (a) नाहत (anāhata) नाद (anāhatanāda). II. n. ( - तम् (-tam) ) 1 A new garment (see आहत (āhata) ). 2 The fourth of the six mystical Chakras or circles of the body. E. अ (a) neg. and आहत (āhata). [ ID=2651 ]
- 1. Unbeaten, unwounded, or intact. 2. New and unbleached. 3. Produced otherwise than by beating, or not multiplied. 4. The fourth mystical chakra of the body.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 0029-c ] अनाहत (anāhata) an-āhata, as, ā, am, unbeaten, unwounded, intact; new and unbleached (as cloth); produced otherwise than by beating; not multiplied; ( as ), m. the fourth of the mystical cakras or circles of the body. —Anāhata-nāda, as, m. a sound pro- duced otherwise than by beating; the sound om. [ ID=1802 ]

### New or Unprocessed Textile (4 definitions)
- new and unbleached  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > new and unbleached (as cloth) [ ID=5726 ]
- New and unbleached  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 0063-c ] अनाहत (anāhata) a. 2 [ आहतं छेदो भोगो (āhataṃ chedo bhogo) वा तन्नास्ति यस्य (vā tannāsti yasya) ] New and unbleached (as cloth) ( Mar. कोरें (koreṃ) )
- 1. New and unbleached cloth. 2. Unhurt.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 024-a ] अना _ हत (anā_hata) ( तः - ता - तं ) ((taḥ-tā-taṃ)) m. f. n. New and unbleached (cloth). a. Unhurt. [ ID=1147 ]
- A new garment  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 020-28 ] अनाहत (anāhata) n. A new garment. [ ID=1207 ]

### Not Multiplied (Mathematical) (2 definitions)
- not multiplied  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > not multiplied [ ID=5728 ]
- Not multiplied  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 0063-c ] अनाहत (anāhata) a. 4 Not multiplied

### Produced Without Striking (esp. Sound) (2 definitions)
- produced otherwise than by beating  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > produced otherwise than by beating [ ID=5727 ]
- Not produced by beating  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अनाहत (anāhata) [Printed book page 0063-c ] अनाहत (anāhata) a. 3 Not produced by beating (as sound)

### The Anāhata Chakra (2 definitions)
- the fourth of the mystical circles of the body  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अन् - आहत (an-āhata) n. the fourth of the mystical चक्रस् (cakras), or circles of the body. [ ID=5729 ]
- the fourth mystical cakra in the body, located in the heart  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — तं - तः (taṃ -taḥ) The 4th of the mystical Cakras in the body, ( तंत्रशास्त्रे प्रसिद्धं हृदयस्थितं सुषुम्णामध्यस्थं (taṃtraśāstre prasiddhaṃ hṛdayasthitaṃ suṣumṇāmadhyasthaṃ) द्वादशदलपद्मं (dvādaśadalapadmaṃ) ); शब्दो ब्रह्ममयः शब्दोऽनाहतो यत्र (śabdo brahmamayaḥ śabdo'nāhato yatra) दृश्यते । अनाहताख्यं तत् पद्मं मुनिभिः (dṛśyate. anāhatākhyaṃ tat padmaṃ munibhiḥ) परिकीर्तितम् ॥ (parikīrtitam..) [ ID=1401 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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