Tamrakarni, Tāmrakarṇī: 6 definitions
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Tamrakarni means something in 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāmrakarṇī (ताम्रकर्णी).—f. (-rṇī) A name of the female elephant of the west. E. tāmra coppery, and karṇa ear.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāmrakarṇī (ताम्रकर्णी):—[=tāmra-karṇī] [from tāmra] f. ‘red-eared’, Name of the female of the quarter-elephant Añjana or Śeṣa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāmrakarṇī (ताम्रकर्णी):—[tāmra-karṇī] (rṇī) 3. f. A name of the female elephant of the west.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTāmrakarṇi (ತಾಮ್ರಕರ್ಣಿ):—[noun] (myth.) the wife of the mythological elephant, the regent of Western quarter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Tamra, Karni.
Full-text: Tamraparni, Ashtadish, Ashtadiggaja.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Eight noble Elephants (aṣṭadiggajas) < [Chapter 4]
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)