Cittar, Ciṭṭar, Cittār: 3 definitions
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Cittar 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: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (historical)Cittar connotes the same however exhibiting such powers with mind. The terms Siddhas, Siddhar, Sittar and Cittar were variously used by the Western and Indian scholars, but each of them has specific connotation in Tamiḻ.
The Lexicon of Tamil Literature defines that the term Cittar as derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Siddha’ which means miraculous, supernatural, magic power. It has a vague designation of at least three groups of Tamiḻ authors known as alchemists or physicians who composed in Tamiḻ vast literature in prose and verse.
Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramCittar (சித்தர்) (in Tamil) refers to Siddha 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 Cittar) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCiṭṭar (சிட்டர்) noun < śiṣṭa.
1. Learned persons well versed in Vēdic lore; வேத வேதாங்கங்களைக் கற்றுவல்ல பெரிய.ோர். சிட்டர் வாழ் தில்லை [vetha vethangangalaig karruvalla periyor. sittar vazh thillai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 2, 10).
2. Wise, learned men; கல்வி நிரம்பிய சான்றோர். அரசன் சிட்டரை யெல்லாங் கூவி [kalvi nirambiya sanror. arasan sittarai yellang kuvi] (இறையனாரகப் பொருள் பக். [iraiyanaragap porul pag.] 6).
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Cittar (சித்தர்) noun < siddha.
1. Supernals inhabiting the intermediate region between the earth and the sun, one of patiṉeṇ-kaṇam, q.v.; பதினெண்கணத்துள் ஒருசாரார். [pathinenkanathul orusarar.] (கம்பராமாயணம் நிந்தனை. [kambaramayanam ninthanai.] 10.)
2. Perfected ones; பூரண அருளை அடைந்தோர். [purananuru arulai adainthor.]
3. Mystics who have acquired the aṣṭa-mā-citti; அஷ்டமாசித்தி யடைந்தோர் ஏறுயர்த் தோர் சித்தராய் விளையாடிய செயல் [ashdamasithi yadainthor eruyarth thor sitharay vilaiyadiya seyal] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் எல்லாம்வல்ல. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam ellamvalla.] 1).
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Cittār (சித்தார்) noun < Urdu sitār. A three-stringed guitar with movable frets, common in North India; வடதேசத்தில் பெரிதும் வழங்கும் ஒருவகை நரம்புவாத்தியம். [vadathesathil perithum vazhangum oruvagai narambuvathiyam.]
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Cittār (சித்தார்) noun < Pondicherry usage citar. Summons; கோர்ட்டு சம்மன். [korttu samman.] Local usage
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 (+15): Cittar muli, Cittar-vilaiatal, Cittara, Cittarabittari, Cittaraga, Cittaragai, Cittaragamba, Cittaraho, Cittaraja, Cittarakshin, Cittaralu, Cittaramsi, Cittaranga, Cittaranjana, Cittararutam, Cittarate, Cittaratha, Cittaratna, Cittaratta, Cittarattai.
Ends with: Aka-peycittar, Citampara-revanacittar, Civacittar, Kamanacittar, Lokakkiracittar, Mankanacittar, Navacittar, Pampatticcittar, Patin-encittar, Vishnucittar, Vittucittar.
Full-text (+36): Sittar, Mankanacittar, Kamanacittar, Maccamuni, Aka-peycittar, Pancaparamettikal, Patin-encittar, Mattiraikkol, Cittar muli, Pampatticcittar, Sitar, Navacittar, Cittarmulam, Cittarmuli, Citarvu, Vishnucittar, Cittar-vilaiatal, Vakulinatar, Katentiranatar, Palluppunai.
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