Ankanan, Aṅkaṇaṉ: 2 definitions
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Ankanan 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 KanchipuramAṅkaṇaṉ (அங்கணன்) (in Tamil) refers to Aṅgaṇa 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 Aṅkaṇaṉ) 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 LexiconAṅkaṇaṉ (அங்கணன்) noun < அம் [am] + கண். [kan.] Śiva, as gracious-eyed; சிவன். [sivan.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 989, 4.)
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Aṅkaṇaṉ (அங்கணன்) [aṅ-kaṇaṉ] noun < அம் [am] + கண். [kan.]
1. One who has beautiful eyes; கண்ணழகுடைய வன். அங்கணனுக்குரியார் [kannazhagudaiya van. angananukkuriyar] (கம்பராமாயணம் கடிமண. [kambaramayanam kadimana.] 97).
2. One who has gracious eyes; கருணையான நோக்குடையவன். அழகனங்கணன் [karunaiyana nokkudaiyavan. azhagananganan] (கம்பராமாயணம் சித்திர. [kambaramayanam sithira.] 1).
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Aṅkaṇaṉ (அங்கணன்) noun cf. அங்கவன். [angavan.] Miruta-pāṣāṇam, a mineral poison; மிருத பாஷாணம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [mirutha pashanam. (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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Ends with: Vankanan.
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