Attanam, Aṭṭāṉam, Āttāṉam, Aṭṭaṉam, Attāṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṭṭāṉam (அட்டானம்) noun < vīra-sthāna. Names of certain shrines of Śiva. See வீரட்டானம். [virattanam.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1170, 3.)
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Āttāṉam (ஆத்தானம்) noun < ā-sthāna.
1. Hall of audience, royal presence. See ஆஸ்தானம். [asthanam.]
2. Gate of a tower, as the place of audience; கோபுரவாயில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kopuravayil. (pingalagandu)]
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Aṭṭaṉam (அட்டனம்) noun < aṭṭana. Discus; சக்கராயுதம். [sakkarayutham.] (சிந்தாமணிநிகண்டு [sintha. ni.] 99.)
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Attāṉam (அத்தானம்) noun < ā-sthāna. Gateway under a turret or tower, as of a pagoda; கோபுரவாயில். [kopuravayil.] (R.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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