Kantana: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kantana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Pali-English dictionary
kantana : (nt.) spinning; incision.
kantana (ကန္တန) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kati+yu]
[ကတိ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
kantana—
(Burmese text): (၁) (ချည်) ဝင့်ခြင်း၊ ငင်ခြင်း။ (၂) နုတ်ခြင်း။ သလ္လကန္တန-ကြည့်။ (၃) ဖြတ်ခြင်း။ ကန္တနကာရက-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) To stretch, to strain. (2) To withdraw. See "Thalalakantana." (3) To cut. See "Kantanakarak."
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
kāntaṇa (कांतण).—n (karttana S) Cuttings (from the edges of puffs &c.) made by the kāntaṇēṃ or crimpling instrument. 2 f (kātaṇēṃ) An insect of the spider family.
kāṇṭaṇa (कांटण) [-pa, -प].—n Pounding. The quantity taken to be pounded.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yu, Yu, Ao, Kati.
Starts with: Kamtanaga, Kamtanatimapaka, Kantanai, Kantanaikkaran, Kantanaka, Kantanakaraka, Kantanakavata, Kantanakuli, Kantanakuliyam, Kantanalam, Kantanam, Kantanan, Kantananaciram, Kantanatha, Kantanattha, Kantanavaka, Kantanavatthu.
Full-text: Vikantana, Durakantana, Kantanakaraka, Mamsakantana, Kilesakantana, Kantanavatthu, Kantanaka, Anukantana, Govikantana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 581 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 470 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 353 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 684: Isatva a Year After Prakamya < [Tantra Three (munran tantiram) (verses 549-883)]
Verse 679: Prapti in a Year After Visioning Sakti < [Tantra Three (munran tantiram) (verses 549-883)]
Verse 1900: All Mudras firm up breath < [Tantra Seven (elam tantiram) (verses 1704-2121)]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 3 - Gonka II (A.D. 1137—1161-62) < [Chapter I - The Velanandu Chodas of Tsandavole (A.D. 1020-1286)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1 - Nature Mysticism < [Volume 4.2.1 - Philosophy of Nature]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
A Translation of a Newari Version of the Chanakya Sara Samgraha < [Volume 7, Number 3-4 (1979)]