Takkan, Takkaṉ, Ṭākkaṉ: 3 definitions
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Takkan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramTakkaṉ (தக்கன்) (in Tamil) refers to Dakṣa in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Takkaṉ) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTakkan (तक्कन्).—n. child, offspring. (takman ?).
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 LexiconṬākkaṉ (டாக்கன்) noun < Hindustain ṭāgā. Petulant fellow; செருக்கன். [serukkan.] (W.)
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Takkaṉ (தக்கன்) noun < Dakṣa.
1. Dakṣa, a progenitor of the human race, one of nine piracāpati, q.v.; பிரசாபதிகளில் ஒருவன். தக்கன் பெருவேள்வி தன்னில் [pirasapathigalil oruvan. thakkan peruvelvi thannil] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 468, 2).
2. Clever person; சமர்த்தன். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [samarthan. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
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Takkaṉ (தக்கன்) noun < takṣa. A divine serpent, one of aṣṭa-mā-nākam, q.v.; அஷ்டமா நாகத்தொன்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ashdama nagathonru. (pingalagandu)]
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Takkaṉ (தக்கன்) noun < taskara. Thief; கள் வன். தண்டமென் றொருபொருட் குரிய தக்கரை [kal van. thandamen roruporud kuriya thakkarai] (கம்பராமாயணம் யுத்த. மந்திரப். [kambaramayanam yutha. manthirap.] 18).
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: Takkana, Takkana-murttitevar, Takkanai, Takkanaikkonran, Takkanaikkonranmuli, Takkanakkini, Takkanam, Takkanamutti, Takkananku, Takkanati, Takkanaturuvam, Takkanayanam, Takkane, Takkaniyam, Takkanku.
Ends with: Catakkan, Itakkan, Kuntakkan, Mantakkan, Mutakkan.
Full-text: Dhakkana, Dhakkan, Takkakan, Nitkantakan, Tatcakan, Irkilatti, Ashta-manakam, Alakkali, Kontatu, Cutai, Maruku, Pari.
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