Anantan, Aṉantaṉ, Āṉantaṉ: 2 definitions
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Anantan means something in the history of ancient India, 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.
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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramAṉantaṉ (அனந்தன்) (in Tamil) refers to Ananta in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Aṉantaṉ) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṉantaṉ (அனந்தன்) noun < an-anta.
1. God, as the endless One; கடவுள். [kadavul.]
2. Viṣṇu; திருமால். [thirumal.]
3. Śiva; சிவன். [sivan.]
4. Brahmā; பிரமன். [piraman.]
5. Arhat; அருகன். [arugan.]
6. A serpent which supports the earth in the South-East, one of aṣṭa mā-nākam, q.v.; அஷ்டமாநாகத் தொன்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ashdamanagath thonru. (pingalagandu)]
7. Ādiśeṣa, couch of Viṣṇu; ஆதிசேஷன். [athiseshan.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 5, 4, 8.)
8. The grammarian Patañjali; பதஞ்சலி. [pathanchali.] (கோயிற் புராணம் நடரா. [koyir puranam nadara.] 37.)
9. A prepared arsenic; கோரபாஷாணம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [korapashanam. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Āṉantaṉ (ஆனந்தன்) noun < idem.
1. Śiva, Himself being the Supreme Bliss; சிவன். அத்த ரானந்தர் [sivan. atha rananthar] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam]
17. 3).
2. Arhat; அருகன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [arugan. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Aṉantaṉ (அனந்தன்) noun
1. The serpent Vāsuki; வாசுகி என்னும் நாகம். (நாநார்த்த.) [vasugi ennum nagam. (nagarthathipigai)]
2. Balarāma; பலராமன். (நாநார்த்த.) [palaraman. (nagarthathipigai)]
3. Saltpetre; வெடியுப்பு. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [vediyuppu. (vaithiya muligai)]
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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Starts with (+5): Anamtanagomdesoppu, Anamtanamta, Anantanaga, Anantananam, Anantananda, Anantanandagiri, Anantanandaraghunatha yati, Anantanani, Anantananmai, Anantanarasimha, Anantanarayana, Anantanarayana shastrin, Anantanatan, Anantanatha, Anantanathagita, Anantanathakatha, Anantancampa, Anantanemi, Anantanirdeshapratishthana, Anantankatu.
Ends with: Cakkiraviraiyanantan, Chakkiraviraiyanantan, Maiccamanantan, Nittiyanantan.
Full-text: Pokavatikkirai, Anantancampa, Aticeshan, Pokam.
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