Nanakkantam, Ñāṉakkantam, Nana-kantam, Ñāṉakāṇṭam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ñāṉakkantam (ஞானக்கந்தம்) [ñāṉa-kantam] noun < idem. +. (Buddhist Philosophy) Mental faculties. See விஞ்ஞானம். [vijnanam.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் அவை. [sivagnanapotha pashyam avai.] 38.)

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Ñāṉakāṇṭam (ஞானகாண்டம்) [ñāṉa-kāṇṭam] noun < idem. +. Upaniṣads, as a section of the Vēdas dealing with spiritual knowledge; வேதத்தில் ஞானமுணர்த் தும் பகுதியாகிய உபநிஷத்துக்கள். [vethathil gnanamunarth thum paguthiyagiya upanishathukkal.]

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