Venatu, Veṇāṭu, Vēṇatu, Vēṇāṭu: 2 definitions
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Venatu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVeṇāṭu (वेणाटु).—
A small country situated on the southernmost point of India. This country grew in size gradually and became Travancore which forms a part of Kerala State now.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVēṇatu (வேணது) noun < வேண்டியது. [vendiyathu.]
1. See வேண்டியது [vendiyathu], 1, 2, 3,
4. 2. Whatever strikes the mind; மனத்துத்தோன்றியது. காணாமல் வேண தெல்லாங் கத்தலாம் [manathuthonriyathu. kanamal vena thellang kathalam] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 92, 6).
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Vēṇāṭu (வேணாடு) noun < வேள் [vel] + நாடு. [nadu.] The region comprising the major portion of modern Travancore, where a dialect of Tamil was spoken, one of 12 koṭun-tamiḻ-nāṭu, q.v.; கொடுந்தமிழ்நாடு பன்னிரண்டனுள் திருவிதாங்கூர்ச் சீமையின் பெரும்பகுதி அடங்கிய பிரதேசம். [kodunthamizhnadu pannirandanul thiruvithangurs simaiyin perumbaguthi adangiya pirathesam.] (நன். [nan.] 273.) (T. A. S. i, 296.)
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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Full-text: Venattatikal, Kotu-tamilnatu, Kolasavrupa, Ventiyatu.
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