Tank, Ṭaṅk, Taṅk: 7 definitions
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Tank means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryṬāṅk.—(IA 26), also called tāṅkī, etc.; same as ṭaṅka. Note: ṭāṅk is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Tāṅk.—also called tāṅkī; same as ṭanka. Note: tāṅk is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṬaṅk (टङ्क्).—1 U. (ṭaṅkayati-te, ṭaṅkita)
1) To bind, tie, fasten.
2) To cover. --With उद् (ud)
1) to scrape, scratch.
2) to bore out, pierce through.
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Taṅk (तङ्क्).—1 P. (taṅkati, taṅkita)
1) To endure, bear.
2) To laugh.
3) To live in distress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬaṅk (टङ्क्).—i. 1(?), and 10, [Parasmaipada.] 1. † To bind. 2. To cover (ved.).
— With the prep. vi vi, vitaṅkita, 1. Marked, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 16, 36. 2. Loaded, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 4, 5.
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Taṅk (तङ्क्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To live in distress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṭaṅk (टङ्क्):—(derived from ka, ‘seal’), [class] 10. kayati, to (seal up,i.e. to) shut, cover, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra iv, x.]
2) Taṅk (तङ्क्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] to live in distress, [Dhātupāṭha]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Tank in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a coin; typing; ~[lipi] typescript; ~[vijnana] numismatics; ~[shala] see [takasala]..—tank (टंक) is alternatively transliterated as Ṭaṃka.
2) Tank in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a tank; ~[bedhi/mara] anti-tank; •[gola] an anti-tank shell/bomb; ~[bedhi/mara topa] an anti-tank gun..—tank (टैंक) is alternatively transliterated as Ṭaiṃka.
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Starts with (+123): Tamkakshata, Tamkamudre, Tamkanakara, Tamkanam, Tamkarisu, Tamkashale, Tamke, Tamkia, Tamkiya, Tamkriti, Tamku, Tan-kariyapuli, Tan-kataie, Tan-kotkural, Tan-kulamvetti, Tan-kuriitutal, Tan-kutitamar, Tank-e--bateyn, Tanka, Tanka-puvirakan.
Ends with: Atank, Gatank, Katank, Nittank, Parishishtank, Water tank.
Full-text (+1266): Tadaga, Pushkara, Tadaka, Kerekatte, Kalapasana, Tanka, Vahavapi, Manihira, Suprapana, Kattugodage, Kattumanya, Kalindi, Katukodagi, Ashrutirtha, Garitara, Papanashinitirtha, Angagama, Balitirtha, Giritata, Papanashini.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LVIII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section LXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section III < [Sabhakriya Parva]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 1 - Growth of Monastic and academic Seat of Nalanda < [Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]
Part 10 - Water-Drainage System (regarding Rājagṛha) < [Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha]
Part 6 - Archaeological Layout of the Monastic Site (of Nalanda) < [Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 9 - Sale of Buildings and Boundary Disputes < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]
Chapter 11 - Death with or without Torture < [Book 4 - Removal of Thorns]
Chapter 34 - The Superintendent of Passports and Pasture Lands < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.163 < [Section XVIII - Expiation for Theft (steya)]
Verse 4.201 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Verse 7.196 < [Section XIII - War]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 27 - Constructing Tanks, Planting Trees etc. < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 58 - In Praise of Planting Trees etc. < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 57 - In Praise of (Digging a) Tank etc. < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
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