Antam, Antām, Aṇṭam: 6 definitions
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Antam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, 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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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAntām (अन्ताम्).—Affix of the impera. 3rd pers. plur. Ātm., substituted for the original affix झ (jha), e. g. एधन्ताम् (edhantām).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsAntam in the Mizo language is the name of a plant identified with Brassica napus var. napus from the Brassicaceae (Mustard) family. For the possible medicinal usage of antam, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Antam (अन्तम्):—[from anta] ind. as far as (ifc. e.g. udakāntam, as far as the water)
2) Āntam (आन्तम्):—ind. (for ā-antam), to the end, completely, from head to foot, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṇṭam (அண்டம்) noun < aṇḍa.
1. Egg; முட்டை. (திவா.) [muttai. (thiva.)]
2. The earth; பூமி நீர்கொண்ட வண்டத்தும் [pumi nirkonda vandathum] (அரிச்சந்திர புராணம் பாயி. [arichandira puranam payi.] 3).
3. Sky, visible heavens; வானம். (திவா.) [vanam. (thiva.)]
4. Universe in the shape of an egg; பிரபஞ்ச வுருண்டை. [pirapancha vurundai.] (அஷ்டதாச ரகஸ்யம் தத்வத். [ashdathasa ragasyam thathvath.] 2, 34.)
5. Testicle; பீசம். அண்டத்திலூறு செய்வனவால் [pisam. andathiluru seyvanaval] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் பரிநரி. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam parinari.] 17).
6. Seed, nut; விதை. இல்லமுறு மண்டங்க ணூறுபலம் [vithai. illamuru mandanga nurupalam] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 33).
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Antam (அந்தம்) noun < anta.
1. [Telugu: andamu, K. Travancore usage anda, M. antam.] Beauty, comeliness; அழகு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [azhagu. (pingalagandu)]
2. Termination, end, close; முடிவு. அந்தமில் சிறப்பின் [mudivu. anthamil sirappin] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 243).
3. Death; மரணம். [maranam.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 4, 5, 3.)
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Antam (அந்தம்) noun < andha.
1. Blindness; குருடு. [kurudu.]
2. Spiritual ignorance; அஞ்ஞானம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [ajnanam. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Antam (அந்தம்) noun cf. aṇḍa. Musk; கஸ்தூரி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kasthuri. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Aṇṭam (அண்டம்) noun < aṇḍa.
1. Sac of the civet cat; புழுகுசட்டம். [puzhugusattam.] (சம்பிரதாயவகராதி [sambirathayavagarathi] M s.)
2. Brain; மூளை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [mulai. (vaithiya muligai)]
3. Skull; தலையோடு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thalaiyodu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Antam (அந்தம்) < anta. noun
1. (Grammar) Suffix; விகுதி. (நாநார்த்த.) [viguthi. (nagarthathipigai)]
2. Certainty; நிச்ச யம். (நாநார்த்த.) [nicha yam. (nagarthathipigai)]
3. Destruction; நாசம். (நாநார்த்த.) [nasam. (nagarthathipigai)]
4. Limb; அவயவம். (நாநார்த்த.) [avayavam. (nagarthathipigai)]
5. Nearness; சமீபம். (நாநார்த்த.) [samipam. (nagarthathipigai)]
6. Nature; சுபா வம். (நாநார்த்த.) [supa vam. (nagarthathipigai)] — adverb As far as, up to, till; வரைக்கும். சேவப்ப நாயக்கர்முதல் விசயராகவ நாயக் கரந்தம் [varaikkum. sevappa nayakkarmuthal visayaragava nayag karantham] (தஞ். சரசு. [thagn. sarasu.] i, 319).
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Antam (அந்தம்) noun cf. antas. Secrecy; இரகசியம். அந்தக்கோட்டி [iragasiyam. anthakkotti] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 54, 91).
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Antam (அந்தம்) noun Refined camphor; பச்சைக்கர்ப்பூரம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [pachaikkarppuram. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Antam (அந்தம்) noun < andha. Darkness; இருட்டு. (நாநார்த்த.) [iruttu. (nagarthathipigai)]
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: Amtamula, Antama, Antamam, Antaman, Antamashas, Antamashato, Antamaso, Antamastha, Antamora, Antamoso, Antamukatu, Antamukha, Antamul.
Ends with (+502): A-piracittacampantam, Acakantam, Acamantam, Acampantam, Acapantam, Acarakantam, Accantam, Acuvakantam, Acuvantam, Adinantam, Adyupantam, Ajirnantam, Ajivitantam, Akalpantam, Akamantam, Akarnamtam, Akilantam, Akirantam, Akirunanantam, Akirunantam.
Full-text (+24): Munnantam, Yavadantam, Paryantam, Kallantam, Irantam, Pirukatpicam, Kutalantam, Anta, Kumuralantam, Sadyantam, Antat, Ticaiyantam, Cataiyantam, Tacaiyantam, Udantam, Antavanan, Rattavantam, Atyantam, Antanatu, Anuvedyantam.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 16.11-12 < [Chapter 16 - Daivāsura-sampada-yoga]
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 1.1.10 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Uyarvu ara Uyar Nalam)]
Pasuram 10.1.5 < [Section 1 - First Tiruvaymoli (Tala tamarai)]
Pasuram 7.4.1 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Ali ela)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 9.50 < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Text 10.239 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.123 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.12.16 < [Chapter 12 - The Story of the Gopīs That In the Holi Festival Displayed Three Transcendental Virtues]
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 8.2.10 < [Section 8.2]