Patantaram, Paṭāntaram, Pāṭāntaram: 2 definitions
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Patantaram 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭāntaram (पटान्तरम्):—[from paṭa > paṭ] ([probably]) [wrong reading] for ntam, [Śakuntalā (Pi.) iii, 26/27 (79/80). ]
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPaṭāntaram (படாந்தரம்) noun perhaps from படு¹- [padu¹-] + அந்தரம். [antharam.]
1. Gross lie; false story; fabrication; முழுப்பொய். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [muzhuppoy. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
2. Colouring, exaggeration; கற்பனையால் மிகுத்துக்கூறுகை. [karpanaiyal miguthukkurugai.] (W.)
3. Absence of cause or reason; அகாரணம். படாந்தர மாய் வந்து சேர்ந்தது. [agaranam. padanthara may vanthu sernthathu.] (W.)
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Pāṭāntaram (பாடாந்தரம்) noun < pāṭhāntara. Variant reading; பாடபேதம். [padapetham.]
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Pāṭāntaram (பாடாந்தரம்) noun < bhāṣāntara. Foreign language; வேற்றுமொழி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [verrumozhi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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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