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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTantiram (தந்திரம்) noun < tantra.
1. Stratagem, scheme, expedient, means; உபாயம். இத்தந்திரத்திற் காண்டுமென் றிருந்தோர்க்கு [upayam. ithanthirathir kandumen rirunthorkku] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 3, 131).
2. Craft, handicraft, workmanship; தொழிற்றிறமை. தந்திரத்தாற் றமநூல் கரைகண்டவன் [thozhirriramai. thanthirathar ramanul karaigandavan] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 234).
3. Intellectual subtlety; யுக்தி. [yugthi.]
4. Dissembling, dissimulation; பித்தலாட்டம். [pithalattam.] (W.)
5. Treatise, literary, scientific or religious; கல்வி நூல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) தந்திரத்தின் வாழுந் தவசிகள் [kalvi nul. (sudamaninigandu) thanthirathin vazhun thavasigal] (இனியவை நாற்பது [iniyavai narpathu] 19).
6. See தந்திரசாஸ்திரம். [thanthirasasthiram.]
7. Manual acts in performing sacrifices, worship, etc.; கடவுள்வழிபாட்டிற் காட்டுங் கைச்செய்கை. [kadavulvazhipattir kattung kaicheykai.] Local usage
8. Army, forces; படை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) தந்திரவினைஞரும் [padai. (pingalagandu) thanthiravinaignarum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 26, 41).
9. Infantry; காலாள். இவுளியானை தந்திரம் [kalal. ivuliyanai thanthiram] (கோயிற் புராணம் இரணி. [koyir puranam irani.] 117).
10. Wire or string of a lute; யாழ்நரம்பு. [yazhnarambu.] (W.)
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Tāntiram (தாந்திரம்) noun < tāntra.
1. That which pertains to the Tantras; ஆகம சம்பந்த மானது. தாந்திர விதியென் றாட்டுந் தண்புனல் [agama sambantha manathu. thanthira vithiyen rattun thanpunal] (சீகாளத்தி புராணம் கண்ணப்ப. [sigalathi puranam kannappa.] 110).
2. Cunning, artfulness; தந்திரம். [thanthiram.] Vulgar usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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