Nanta, Nānta, Namta, Namtā: 5 definitions
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Nanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNānta (नान्त).—a. Endless, infinite.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṆāṃta (ಣಾಂತ):—[noun] a word or sound that ends with the sound of the consonant 'ಣ [na] '.
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Naṃṭa (ನಂಟ):—
1) [noun] (masc.) a man connected with another by blood, marriage, etc.; a kinsman; a relative.
2) [noun] a man who has helped another at the time of distress, misery, suffering, etc.
3) [noun] ನಂಟರ ಮನೆಗೆ ನಾಯಿ ಹೊಕ್ಕರೆ ಎಂಟು ಮನೆಗೆ ಬೆರಕೆ [namtara manege nayi hokkare emtu manege berake] eṇṭare manege nāyi hokkare eṇṭu manege berake (prov.) a bad or evil thing spoils the entire surrounding; a rotten sheep infects the whole flock; ನಂಟರಿಷ್ಟರು [namtarishtaru] naṇṭariṣṭaru (pl.) relatives, friends and well-wishers.
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Nāṃta (ನಾಂತ):—[adjective] having the syllable 'ನ [na] ' or its sound at the end.
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Nāṃta (ನಾಂತ):—[noun] a word ending with the sound having the syllable 'ನ [na] ' or its sound.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNanta (நந்த) particle < நந்து-. [nanthu-.] A particle of comparison; ஓர் உவமவுருபு. [or uvamavurupu.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 291.)
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Namtā (நம்தா) noun < Urdu namdā. Felt or woollen saddle-cloth; சேணத்தின் அடிமெத்தை. [senathin adimethai.] 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Namtartana, Namtasta, Namtastana, Namtastike, Namtatana, Nantai, Nantaka, Nantakan, Nantakari, Nantaki, Nantakkari, Nantakopalan, Nantakopan, Nantal, Nantalakshana, Nantam, Nantamalam, Nantamani, Nantana, Nantanai.
Ends with (+71): Acinanta, Ajananta, Akarnamta, Amarananta, Anadyananta, Anamtanamta, Anananta, Ananta, Antananta, Anunamta, Anutthunanta, Ayananta, Bahuvacananta, Bavanamta, Bhashananta, Bhaṇanta, Budhnanta, Cinanta, Dhunanta, Dhyananta.
Full-text (+15): Nantakopalan, Nantavanam, Namtasta, Namada, Kanana, Nandkumar, Kelulan, Nantakopan, Adharasa-pantha, Naad, Cukkumantati, Polankalam, Vicakshanavat, Nandkishor, Namda, Tarumamurtti, Shabdaparayana, Sapindikarana, Manattuppen, Tattu.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.16 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Internal Anatomy < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3.10 - Pada-vṛtti and their types < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.1.19 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 2.11.96 < [Chapter 11 - The Characteristics of Nityānanda]
Verse 1.1.72 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.13.24 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
Verse 2.11.4 < [Chapter 11 - The Liberation of Dhenukāsura]
Verse 5.8.32 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 38 < [First Stabaka]