Atanc, Ātañc: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Atanc 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Atanch.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ātañc (आतञ्च्).—7 P. To coagulate, to cause to shrink or contract.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātañc (आतञ्च्).—coagulate.

Ātañc is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and tañc (तञ्च्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātañc (आतञ्च्):—[=ā-√tañc] -tanakti ([Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]; 1. sg. -tanacmi, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā i, 4]; [Potential] -tañcyāt, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā ii]; [indeclinable participle] -tācya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]) to cause coagulation (by casting one liquid into another).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ātañc (आतञ्च्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āyaṃca.

context information

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.

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