anavadhi

 "Anavadhi" (अनवधि) in Sanskrit means unlimited, infinite, boundless, or without a fixed duration.

Definition and Interpretation

• Unlimited or Infinite: The term conveys something that has no 
• limits or boundaries; it is vast, immeasurable, or illimitable 

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• Beyond Time: It can also imply that something cannot be measured
• by time, transcends temporal bounds, or is continuous or eternal

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• Always or Perpetual: In another sense, it may refer to something
• continuous or incessant, existing without interruption 

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Linguistic Notes

• Etymologically, "Anavadhi" combines the prefix "an-" (meaning
• "without") with "avadhi" (meaning "limit" or "duration"), thus literally 
• translating to "without limit"

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• It is used as an adjective, and sometimes as a bahuvrihi compound, 
• describing instances or qualities that are immeasurable or eternal

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Usage in Texts

• The word appears in classical Hindu texts and Sanskrit literature
• to describe concepts or entities that are eternal, infinite, or beyond
• reckoning, such as the divine, cosmic principles, or spiritual truths

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In summary, "Anavadhi" signifies boundlessness, infinity, or eternity

in both spatial and temporal senses, stressing the uninterrupted, 

immeasurable nature of the subject it qualifies 

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