Num: 2 definitions
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarNum (नुम्).—Augment न् (n) inserted after the last vowel (1) of a root given in the Dhātupātha as ending with mute इ; e.g. निन्दति, क्रन्दति, चिन्तयति, जिन्वति (nindati, krandati, cintayati, jinvati) etc.; cf. P VII.1.58; (2) of roots मुच् (muc) and others before the conjugational sign अ (a) (श); e. g. मुञ्चति, लुम्पति (muñcati, lumpati); cf. P. VII.1.59; (3) of the roots मस्ज्, नश्, रध्, जभ् (masj, naś, radh, jabh) and लभ् (labh) under certain specified conditions, e.g.मङ्क्त्वा, नंष्टा, रन्धयति, जम्भयति, लम्भयति, आलम्भ्यः (maṅktvā, naṃṣṭā, randhayati, jambhayati, lambhayati, ālambhyaḥ) etc. cf. P.VII. 1.60-69; (4) of declinable bases marked with the mute indicatory letter उ, ऋ (u, ṛ) or ऌ (ḷ) as also of the declinable wording अञ्च् (añc) from the root अञ्च् (añc) and युज् (yuj), e.g.भवान्, श्रेयान्, प्राङ्, युङ् (bhavān, śreyān, prāṅ, yuṅ), cf. Kās. on P. VII.1. 70, 71; (5) of the declinable base in the neuter gender, ending with a vowel or with any consonant excepting a semivowel or a nasal, before a case-ending termed Sarvanāmasthāna; e.g. यशांसि, वनानि, जतूनि (yaśāṃsi, vanāni, jatūni) etc., cf. Kās. on VII.1.72; (6) of the declinable base in the neuter gender, ending with इ, उ,ऋ (i, u, ṛ) or ऌ (ḷ) before a case-ending beginning with a vowel; e.g. मधुने, शुचिने (madhune, śucine) etc., cf. Kās, on P. VII.1.73; (7) of the affix शतृ (śatṛ) (अत् (at) of the pres. part.) under certain conditions याती यान्ती (yātī yāntī); पचन्ती, सीव्यन्ती (pacantī, sīvyantī), cf. I .VII.78-8 : (8) of the word अनडुह् (anaḍuh) before the nom. and voc. sing. affix सु (su);e.g. अनड्वान्, हे अनड्वन् (anaḍvān, he anaḍvan), cf. P. VII.1. 82; (9) of the words दृक्, स्ववस् (dṛk, svavas) and स्वतवस् (svatavas) before the nom. and voc.sing.affix सु (su) in Vedic Literature, e. g. यादृङ्, स्ववान्, स्वतवान् (yādṛṅ, svavān, svatavān), cf. P.VII.1.83.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNum (நும்) pronominal The form which nīyir, the second personal pronoun plural, assumes in oblique cases; வேற்றுமையுருபிற்குமுன் நீயிர் என்ற முன்னிலைப்பன்மை கொள்ளு முருவம். நும்மெ னிறுதி யியற்கை யாகும் [verrumaiyurupirkumun niyir enra munnilaippanmai kollu muruvam. numme niruthi yiyarkai yagum] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 187). — particle The infix which ellīrum takes in oblique cases, as எல்லீர்நும்மையும்; எல்லீரும் என்ற முன் னிலைப்பெயர் வேற்றுமையுருபேற்கும்போது கொள் ளுஞ் சாரியை. எல்லீரு மென்னு முன்னிலை யிறுதி யும் . . . நும்மிடை வரூஉ முன்னிலை மொழிக்கே [ellirnummaiyum; ellirum enra mun nilaippeyar verrumaiyuruperkumbothu kol lugn sariyai. elliru mennu munnilai yiruthi yum . . . nummidai varuu munnilai mozhikke] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 191).
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 (+34): Num-num, Numa, Numa-daikon, Numae munta, Numagama, Numaganem, Numaimda, Numaimdagi, Numaindagi, Numaisha, Numaiyan, Numajanem, Numajja, Numajja, Numajjana, Numan, Numanna, Numayam, Numba bengi, Numbar.
Ends with (+305): Abutilon incanum, Abutilon mauritianum, Acer saccharinum, Achatsarnum, Aconitum columbianum, Aconitum lycoctonum, Acrotrema arnottianum, Adamanum, Adenium boehmianum, Adenosma indianum, Adiantum concinnum, Adiantum peruvianum, Adiantum raddianum, Aesculus hippocastanum, African laburnum, Ageratum houstonianum, Allium carolinianum, Allium przewalskianum, Allium ursinum, Alpine laburnum.
Full-text (+264): Ashtadasha, Kad, Sand num-num, Arabian num-num, Common num-num, Sand forest num-num, Large num-num, Big num-num, Forest num-num, Red num-num, Num-num, Untisa, Ekadashan, Mak-num, Shodasha, Bahra, Uncalisa, Ekatisa, Chayanabbe, Vimshatitama.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 3.9.6 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Connal Virotam)]
Pasuram 1.3.7 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Pattu utai Atiyavar)]
Pasuram 4.6.10 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Tirpparai yam ini)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.383 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
A fragment of the Babylonian 'Dibbara' epic (by Morris Jastrow)
The Bhikkhus Rules (by Bhikkhu Ariyesako)
Medicines Or Tonics < [Chapter 3 - Possessions And Offerings]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
The Mode of Illustration of Rules < [Chapter 3 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)