Tankara, Ṭaṅkāra, Ṭāṅkara, Ṭāṅkāra, Ṭaṃkāra, Tāṅkāra, Tamkara, Tāṃkāra: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Tankara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationṬaṅkāra (टङ्कार) refers to the “hootings and howlings” (of owls and jackals), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] Within villages, inauspicious vixens howled hideously vomitting fires; as it were, through their mouths along with the hissing and twanging sounds of the hootings and howlings of owls and jackals [i.e., sṛgāla-ulūka-ṭaṅkāra]. Lifting up their necks, the dogs barked in diverse ways producing sounds of singing or lamenting here and there. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiTāṃkāra (तांकार) refers to the “letter tāṃ”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “In front, above that, (arising from) the letter Yaṃ, is an air mandala, Above that, (arising from) the letter Raṃ, is a fire mandala, (and) above (that) a triangle marked red Ra, three shaved heads, and a lotus vessel, Behold the five ambrosia and five lamps, distributed, etc., therein, Arising from the letters Buṃ Āṃ Jiṃ Khaṃ Hūṃ Lāṃ Māṃ Pāṃ Tāṃ Vaṃ [e.g., tatra bhaktādikaṃ ... tāṃ ... kārajātaṃ]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭaṅkāra (टंकार).—m (S) Twang (as of a bowstring).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭaṅkāra (टंकार).—m Twang (as of a bow-string).
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṬaṅkāra (टङ्कार).—
1) The twang of a bow-string.
2) A howl, cry, shout; सृगालोलूकटङ्कारैः प्रणेदुरशिवं शिवाः (sṛgālolūkaṭaṅkāraiḥ praṇeduraśivaṃ śivāḥ) Bhāg 3.17.9.
3) Fame; (Notoriety; M. W.)
4) Surprise, wonder. 'ten'; ञश्चाग्निर्ञा जरा राशिरेव च (ñaścāgnirñā jarā rāśireva ca) and ञं सर्पिः परं ब्रह्म निगद्यते (ñaṃ sarpiḥ paraṃ brahma nigadyate) | Enm.
Derivable forms: ṭaṅkāraḥ (टङ्कारः).
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Ṭāṅkara (टाङ्कर).—A libertine, lecher.
Derivable forms: ṭāṅkaraḥ (टाङ्करः).
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Ṭāṅkāra (टाङ्कार).—A clang, twang; तस्यासंष्टक्कराघातसटाङ्कारकरोटिकाः (tasyāsaṃṣṭakkarāghātasaṭāṅkārakaroṭikāḥ) Rāj. T.5.418.
Derivable forms: ṭāṅkāraḥ (टाङ्कारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬaṅkāra (टङ्कार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Surprise, wonder. 2. Fame, notoriety. 3. The twang of a bow string. 4. A howl, a cry. E. ṭaki to bind, &c. affix ārak; or ṭa twang, in the seccond case, kṛ to make, affix ghañ.
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Ṭāṅkara (टाङ्कर).—m.
(-raḥ) A black-guard, a lecher, a libertine. E. ṭāṃ an oath, and kara who takes.
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Ṭāṅkāra (टाङ्कार).—m.
(-raḥ) A clang, a twang.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬaṃkāra (टंकार).—i. e. tam, an imitatative sound, -kāra, m. Howling, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 17, 9; sound, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 417(?).
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Ṭāṃkāra (टांकार).—v. l. for taṃkāra, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 417.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬaṃkāra (टंकार).—[masculine] howling, crying, humming, clattering.
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Ṭāṃkāra (टांकार).—[masculine] & ṭāṃkṛta [neuter] clinking, sound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṭaṃkāra (टंकार):—[=ṭaṃ-kāra] m. (onomatopoetic; cf. ṭāṃ-k) howling, howl, cry, sound, clang, twang, [Kādambarī; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 17, 9; Uttararāma-carita; Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 417; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] notoriety, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] surprise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Ṭāṃkāra (टांकार):—[=ṭāṃ-kāra] m. = ṭaṃ-k, [Bālarāmāyaṇa i, 46 and 49; Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 422.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬāṅkara (टाङ्कर):—m. a match-maker, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṭaṅkāra (टङ्कार):—(raḥ) 1. m. Surprise; fame; twang of a bow-string.
2) Ṭāṅkara (टाङ्कर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A blackguard, a libertine, a lecher.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ṭaṅkāra (टङ्कार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṭaṃkāra.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṬaṃkāra (टंकार) [Also spelled tankar]:—(nf) the twang (of a bow); tinkling sound; hence ~[nā] (v).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṬaṃkāra (टंकार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ṭaṅkāra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬaṃkāra (ಟಂಕಾರ):—[noun] the sound produced by pulling and releasing quickly the string of a bow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tam, Kara, Tan.
Starts with: Tankarali, Tankaralimaram, Tankaram.
Ends with: Bhitankara, Dhanushtankara, Hastankara, Kantankara, Shvetankara.
Full-text: Tamkrita, Tankaram, Tankar, Tamkararava, Tamkaravat, Tanatkara, Tamkarita, Datkriti, Tamkari, Tankrita, Tamkriti, Thanatkara, Damkriti, Satamkara, Svargarodahkuhara, Kuvinda, Itankaram, Uluka, Shrigala, Srigaloluka.
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