Tampanam, Tampaṉam: 1 definition
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Tampanam means something in 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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTampaṉam (தம்பனம்) noun < stambhana.
1. Arresting the natural forces; making stiff or rigid; paralysing; இயக்கத்தைத் தடுத்துத் தம்பிக் கச்செய்கை. [iyakkathaith thaduthuth thambig kacheykai.]
2. Magic art of paralysing a person’s activity, one of aṣṭa-karumam, q.v.; அஷ்ட கருமத்துள் ஒருவனியக்கத்தை மந்திரத்தால் தடுத்துக் கட்டுகை. [ashda karumathul oruvaniyakkathai manthirathal thaduthug kattugai.]
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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