Tamonuda, Tamas-nuda: 9 definitions
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Tamonuda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA king of ninety one kappas ago, a previous birth of Punnagapupphiya. Ap.i.180; ThagA.i.213.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTamonuda (तमोनुद).—
1) the sun.
2) the moon.
3) the Supreme Being.
Derivable forms: tamonudaḥ (तमोनुदः).
Tamonuda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tamas and nuda (नुद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamonuda (तमोनुद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) See the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamonuda (तमोनुद).—i. e. tamas-nud + a, I. adj., f. dā, Removing darkness, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 6. Ii. m. 1. The sun, Mahābhārata 3, 11892. 2. The moon, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 33.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamonuda (तमोनुद).—[adjective] expelling darkness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tamonuda (तमोनुद):—[=tamo-nuda] [from tamo > tam] mf(ā)n. dispersing darkness, [Manu-smṛti i, 6 & 77; Mahābhārata] (sarva-, [iii, 17114]) etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. the sun, 11892
3) [v.s. ...] ([accusative] dam), [17099 and vi, 5765]
4) [v.s. ...] the moon, [Raghuvaṃśa iii, 33] ([accusative] dam).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamonuda (तमोनुद):—[tamo-nuda] (daḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nuda, Bodhidharma, Tamas.
Ends with: Sarvatamonuda.
Full-text: Sarvatamonuda, Tamonud, Virocishnu, Vikurvana, Dakshasuta, Rupaguna, Punnagapupphiya, Narendra, Suhemanta, Vayu.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.77 < [Section XLVI - Light (jyoti) after Wind (vāyu)]
Verse 1.6 < [Section III - Origin of the World]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 279 - Greatness of Cyavanāditya (Cyavana-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 107 - Procedure of the Worship of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)