Catanam, Cataṉam, Cātaṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCataṉam (சதனம்) noun < chadana. See சதம்². (பிங்கலகண்டு) [satham². (pingalagandu)]
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Cataṉam (சதனம்) noun < sadana. House; வீடு. அச் சதன மேவருந் தபோதனன் [vidu. as sathana mevarun thapothanan] (மகாபாரதம் அருச்சுனன்றீர். [magaparatham aruchunanrir.] 61).
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Cātaṉam (சாதனம்) noun < sādhana.
1. Means, instrument, expedient; கருவி. சாதன மின்றி யொன்றைச் சாதிப்பார் [karuvi. sathana minri yonrais sathippar] (கைவல்ய நவநீதம் தத்துவ. [kaivalya navanitham thathuva.] 11).
2. Subsidiary cause; துணைக்காரணம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [thunaikkaranam. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. (Logic.) Reason leading to inference, the minor term, distinct from cāttiyam; அனுமானவுறுப்புக்களுள் ஒன்றாகிய ஏது. பொதுவெனப்படுவது சாதன சாத்தியம் [anumanavuruppukkalul onragiya ethu. pothuvenappaduvathu sathana sathiyam] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 27, 29).
4. Practice; பயிற்சி. தன்னுறு படைகளுஞ் சாதனஞ் செய்வோன் [payirsi. thannuru padaigalugn sathanagn seyvon] (கந்தபு. இரண்டா. யுத். [kanthapu. iranda. yuth.] 385).
5. Distinctive mark of Śaivites, as Rudrākṣa beads, etc.; உருத்திராக்கம் முதலிய சின் னம். இலாடத்திட்ட திருநீறுஞ் சாதனமுங் கண்டால் [uruthirakkam muthaliya sin nam. iladathitta thirunirugn sathanamung kandal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 811, 3).
6. Seal, signet; இலாஞ்சனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ilanchanai. (pingalagandu)]
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Cātaṉam (சாதனம்) noun < sadana. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
1. Place, residence; இடம். [idam.]
2. Town, city; நகரம். [nagaram.]
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Cātaṉam (சாதனம்) noun < śāsana. Document, any instrument in writing; ஆதாரபத்திரம். [atharapathiram.]
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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