Tantipala, Tantipāla, Tanti-pala: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTantipāla (तन्तिपाल).—A son of Nandana.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 27.
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 dictionaryTantipāla (तन्तिपाल).—
1) a guardian of (the rows of) cows.
2) N. assumed by Sahadeva when living at the house of Virāṭa.
Derivable forms: tantipālaḥ (तन्तिपालः).
Tantipāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tanti and pāla (पाल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tantipāla (तन्तिपाल):—[=tanti-pāla] [from tanti > tan] m. ‘guardian of (the calves kept together by) a tanti’, a Name assumed by Saha-deva at Virāṭa’s court, [Mahābhārata iv, 68 and 289]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Kanavaka, [Harivaṃśa i, 34, 38.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Paala, Tanti, Pala.
Starts with: Tantipalaka.
Full-text: Tandripala, Tantripala, Nandana.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1i - The Vṛṣṇi Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Vṛṣṇi < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]