Tigma: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Tigma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Google Books: Cultural History from the Vāyu PurānaTigma (तिग्म):—Only Śiva is mentioned by the Vāyu-purāṇa to have used it.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTigma (तिग्म).—The son of Urva and father of Bṛhadratha.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 21. 13.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismTigma is a Sanskrit word corresponding to “sharp”, “intense”, “brilliant”, “pointed” or “fierce”.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTigma (तिग्म).—a. [tij-mak jasya gaḥ Uṇ1.45]
1) Sharp, pointed (as a weapon); Av.4.27.7.
2) Violent.
3) Hot, scorching.
4) Pungent, acrid.
5) Fiery, passionate.
5) Austere; ततस्ते तिग्मतप संकृशं धर्मनिसंततम् (tataste tigmatapa saṃkṛśaṃ dharmanisaṃtatam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.158.13.
-gmam 1 Heat.
2) Pungency.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTigma (तिग्म).—mfn.
(-gmaḥ-gmā-gmaṃ) 1. Hot. 2. Pungent, acrid. 3. Sharp, (as a weapon.) 4. Passionate, hasty. n.
(-gmaṃ) Heat; also the heat of spices, or pungency. E. tij to sharpen, Unadi affix mak.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTigma (तिग्म).—i. e. tij + ma, adj., f. mā. 1. Sharp, Mahābhārata 6, 3187. 2. Hot, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 44, 26. 3. Passionate, Mahābhārata 13, 1161.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTigma (तिग्म).—[adjective] = [preceding] + poignant, hot; [abstract] tā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tigma (तिग्म):—[from tij] mfn. sharp, pointed (a weapon, flame, ray of light), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda iv, 27, 7, xiii; Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] pungent, acrid, hot, scorching, [Ṛg-veda] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] violent, intense, fiery, passionate, hasty, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Indra’s thunderbolt, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] = gmātman, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa iv, 21, 3]
6) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of the Śūdras in [Krauñca-dvīpa, ii, 4, 53] ([varia lectio] tiṣya)
7) [v.s. ...] n. pungency, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTigma (तिग्म):—(gmaṃ) 1. n. Heat, pungency. a. Pungent, hot, acrid, sharp.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tigma (तिग्म) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tigga.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTigma (ತಿಗ್ಮ):—
1) [adjective] characterised by a relatively or abnormally high temperature; hot.
2) [adjective] very sharp or pointed.
3) [adjective] unpleasantly crude so as to be offensive to the mind or feelings; harsh.
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Tigma (ತಿಗ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] the quality or fact of being abnormally hot; severe hotness.
2) [noun] the sun, whose light is hot.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Tigmabhas, Tigmabhrishti, Tigmadhara, Tigmadidhiti, Tigmadyuti, Tigmaga, Tigmagati, Tigmagu, Tigmaheti, Tigmajambha, Tigmakara, Tigmaketu, Tigmamanyu, Tigmamayukhamalin, Tigmamshu, Tigmamurdhan, Tigmanemi, Tigmanika, Tigmarashmi, Tigmarocis.
Ends with: Croton palanostigma.
Full-text (+30): Taigmya, Tigmata, Tigmamshu, Tigmaruc, Tigmaga, Tigmakara, Tigmarashmi, Tigmatejas, Tigmavant, Tigmagu, Tigmatman, Tigmeshu, Tigmanika, Tigmayatana, Tigmabhas, Tigmadyuti, Tigmanemi, Tigmadidhiti, Tigmayudha, Tejishtha.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Tigma; (plurals include: Tigmas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.18.37 < [Chapter 18 - In the Course of Describing the Glories of Siddhāśrama, a Description of the Rāsa-dance Festival]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.86 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2b - The Paurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXLI - descriptions of kings who came after Janamejaya < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)