Tanatkara, Ṭaṇatkāra: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Tanatkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Ṭaṇatkāra (टणत्कार) in Sanskrit refers to “clicking” (onomatopoeia), as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Note: The ṭaṇatkāra word is preferred to the more common ṭaṃkāra to echo ghaṭāghaṇṭā-.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭaṇatkāra (टणत्कार).—m (Imit. or from ṭaṅkāra S) Twang (as of a bowstring): also clank, clang, ring.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭaṇatkāra (टणत्कार).—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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬaṇatkāra (टणत्कार):—[=ṭaṇat-kāra] m. [plural] = jhaṇ, [Alaṃkāratilaka; Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan i, 44.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Kara.
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