Tamravarni, Tamra-varni, Tāmravarṇī, Tāmravarṇi: 3 definitions
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Tamravarni 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Tāmravarṇī (ताम्रवर्णी).—A river of the Malaya hills.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 105.
2) Tāmravarṇi (ताम्रवर्णि).—Name of an elephant; son of Puṣpadanta.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 221.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTāmravarṇī (ताम्रवर्णी).—the blossom of sesamum.
Tāmravarṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāmra and varṇī (वर्णी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāmravarṇī (ताम्रवर्णी):—[=tāmra-varṇī] [from tāmra-varṇa > tāmra] f. the blossom of sesamum, [Horace H. Wilson]
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.
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