Tantu, Tamtu, Tán tú, Tan tu, Tān tú, Tán tǔ, Tǎn tú: 43 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Tantu (तन्तु).—A Brahmavādī son of Viśvāmitra. (Chapter 4, Anuśāsana Parva).
Tantu (तन्तु) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.54, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Tantu) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
1) Tantu (तन्तु) in saptatantu refers to 1) “seven metres” or 2) “seven soma sacrifices”.—Cf. Saptatantu which is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 11.100.—The word [sapta-tantu] literally means “that which has seven tantus”, but the meaning of tantu is not clear. [...] Malli also explains tantu as saṃsthā in his commentary on Māgha 14.6 (saptatantumadhigantumicchataḥ).
2) Tantu (तन्तु) can also refer to the “officiating priest”.—Sāyaṇa in his commentary on Ṛgveda 10.124.1 gives two explanations of the word [sapta-tantu]. The [second] explanation is the more probable. Tantu means here “one who extends”, and “organiser”, i.e. the officiating priest. The word is used in this sense in Bhāgavata 4.24.37, [...]. The word is used in this sense also in Bhāgavata 3.19.28 (addressed to the Varāha incarnation of Viṣṇu). Here tantu clearly means vistāraka, though the commentator says “akhilayajñānāṃ tantave vistārāya kāraṇāyeti vā”.
3) Tantu (तन्तु) can also refer to “thread”.—In the Naiṣadhacarita vere in question the word saptatantu means at first sight “seven-threaded” (see footnote to translation), but the ordinary meaning of tantu “thread” does not seam to have anything to do with a sacrifice.
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’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Tantu (तन्तु) refers to a “web” (viz., of a spider), as mentioned in verse 5.6-8 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] Not shall one drink (water that is) [...]: nor (celestial water) that (is) seasonable (but) the first (of the season), (because it is) polluted by its mixture with the webs [viz. tantu], feces, urine, and poison of spiders etc. [...] (such water) one shall not drink”.
Note: Tantu (“web”) has been rendered by daṅ-ba, which is not attested in this meaning and is either a corruption or a secondary form of dar (“silk”); cf. 3.13, where NP have daṅ but CD write dar.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
1) Tantu (तन्तु) refers to a “spider’s thread”, symbolizing the “supreme energy (kalā)”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] Purification takes place in the middle of the Secret Place (guhya) (the Yoni). He should check the inhaled breath (apāna). He should check the exhaled breath (prāṇa) there. By checking (the two breaths, Kuṇḍalinī) straightens and should enter the Circle of the Moon. The Supreme Energy (kalā), whose form is (subtle and straight) like a spider’s thread [i.e., ūrṇā-tantu], rains down (nectar). Thus, one should recollect that the Self is flooded with the drops (of that energy) blazing with rays (of power). (One should recollect) that it is sprinkled by means of that Yoga of Nectar (amṛtayoga). [...]”.
2) Tantu (तन्तु) refers to the “thread” of a spider, symbolizing a “meditator mounting up by means of OṂ”, according to the Maitryupaniṣad.—Accordingly, “Verily there are two Brahmans to be meditated upon: sound (śabda) and non-sound (aśabda). Now non-sound is revealed only by sound. Now, in this case the Sound-Brahman is OṂ. Ascending by it, one comes to an end in non-sound... This is immortality... As a spider mounting up by means of his thread (tantu) obtains free space, thus, assuredly, indeed, does that meditator, mounting up by means of OṂ, obtain independence (svātantrya).... Passing beyond this variously characterized Sound-Brahman, men disappear into the supreme, the non-sound, the unmanifest Brahman”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Tantu (तन्तु) or Tantuvāya refers to “weavers”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Hasta will be thieves, dealers in elephants, charioteers, chief ministers, painters, merchants and dealers in pod-grains; learned in the Śāstras and of bright appearance. Those who are born on the lunar day of Citrā will be dealers in jewels, precious stones, fine cloths, writers and singers, manufacturers of perfumes, good mathematicians, weavers (tantuvāya), surgeons, oculists and dealers in Rājadhānya. [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Tantu (तन्तु) (or Sūtra) refers to the Śaktitantu (“cord of power”), according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—[The padmamālā-vidhi prescribes installing deities within series of nine, seven and eight lotuses].—What renders the lotuses into garlands is the thread which binds them. The Brahmayāmala first introduces this idea in presenting the second garland (that of the Yoginīs), describing the lotuses as “bound together by the cord of śakti, like gems [strung] by a cord”. The terms utilized are śaktitantu and śaktisūtra, meaning, respectively, a thread or a cord of śakti. This divine power binding the lotuses together is consubstantial with the supreme Goddess herself, the Nine-Syllable Vidyā whose being encompasses the deities of the maṇḍala.
Tantu (तन्तु) refers to a “thread”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 9.5-11, while explaining the universality of Amṛteśa]—“Amṛteśa is supreme. He is free of disease. His nature is inherent, fully enumerated, constant, eternal, and immovable. [He has] no form or color, and is the highest truth. Because of that, he is omnipresent. The splendid Deva delights in all āgamas, pervades all mantras, and grants all siddhis. In this way, he is like a transparent crystal sewn onto a colored thread (tantu—yadvat tantau protaṃ sitādike), always reflected with its color, [and] seeking [to] look like this and that. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Tantu (तन्तु) refers to a “spider’s web”, according to the Bhāṣya (commentary) on the Pātañjalayogaśāstra Sūtra 3.42.—Accordingly, “... [The yogin] who has mastered the connection [between body and space] becomes light. Because he is light, he can walk on water. Then, having walked on merely a spider’s thread (tantu) [tataḥ sūrṇanābhitantumātre vihṛtya], he walks on a ray of light. Then, he moves in the ether as he wishes”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Tantu (तन्तु) refers to a “thread” (forming the cloth), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] So now abandoning the body and everything else, by some good fortune or other my true self becomes apparent. Just as waves, foam and bubbles are not different from water, so all this which has emanated from oneself, is no other than oneself. In the same way that cloth is found to be just thread (tantu-mātra) when analysed [tantumātro bhavedeva paṭo yadvadvicārataḥ], so when all this is analysed it is found to be no other than oneself. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Tantu (तन्तु) appears properly to mean ‘thread’, and in particular the ‘warp’ of a piece of weaving, as opposed to Otu, the ‘woof’. Both senses are found in the Atharvaveda. In the Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa the ‘warp’ is called anuchāda, the ‘woof’ paryāsa, the tantavaḥ being the ‘threads.’ In the Taittirīya-saṃhitā, on the other hand, the ‘warp’ is prācīna-tāna, the ‘woof’ otu.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Tantu (तन्तु) refers to the “threads” or “channels” (in the middle of one’s navel region), according to chapter 50 of the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “Now, I will explain the characteristic of Mahākaṅkāla. [...] [The practitioner] devotes himself to the yogic union of churner and the churnable by means of the threads (tantu) (viz., channels) in the middle of [his] navel region. [Awakening minds,] assuming the shape of the letter ha , [flow down] from [his] head appearing like single threads (viz., channels). [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Chinese Buddhism
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
檀徒 [tan tu]—(tán tú) — [General Term] Refers to the 徒輩 [tu bei] (tú bèi) (followers/members) of the 檀家 [tan jia] (tán jiā) (donor family). It means the 人 [ren] (rén) (people) belonging to the 檀家 [tan jia] (tán jiā).
檀徒—【雜名】檀家之徒輩。言檀家之人也。
[zá míng] tán jiā zhī tú bèi. yán tán jiā zhī rén yě.
[za ming] tan jia zhi tu bei. yan tan jia zhi ren ye.
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Biology (plants and animals)
Tantu in India is the name of a plant defined with Amaranthus retroflexus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Galliaria retroflexa (L.) Nieuwl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (6896)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1989)
· Acta Botanica Neerlandica (1977)
· Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Solothurn (1920)
· New Botanist (1983)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tantu, for example chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
tantu : (m.) string; cord; thread.
Tantu, (Vedic tantu, cp. tanta) a string, cord, wire (of a lute) J. V, 196. (Page 296)
tantu (တန္တု) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[tanu+tu．tanu vitthāre,tu,tantu pume．,ṭī．523．taññateti tantu,suttaṃ．ṇvādi．7va．(-rū．681．sūci)．]
[တနု+တု။ တနု ဝိတ္ထာရေ၊ တု၊ တန္တု ပုမေ။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၅၂၃။ တညတေတိ တန္တု၊ သုတ္တံ။ ဏွာဒိ။ ၇ဝ။ (-ရူ။ ၆၈၁။ သူစိ)။]
[Pali to Burmese]
tantu—
(Burmese text): ချည်၊ ချည်ကြိုး၊ ချည်ချောင်း၊ ချည်မျှင်။
(Auto-Translation): String, cord, thread, yarn.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
ṭāṇṭū (टांटू).—n (Imit.) Crepitus ventris. 2 Used as ad. See ṭhāṇṭhū.
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tantu (तंतु).—m (S) A thread or string; and, freely, a chord, a wire, a strip (as of leather, bark, gut), a fibre, filament, capillament, a tendril, a thread-like worm &c. 2 fig. Connection, tie, string of dependence. v lāga. 3 A term for the only surviving male of a race. 4 S Offspring, progeny, race.
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tantū (तंतू).—m (tantu S) A long thread-like creature, or having long antennæ and numerous arms. It is found in the yamunā, narmadā and other rivers, and in tanks, and is said to entangle swimmers and draw them under water.
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tāntū (तांतू).—m (tantu S) A thread, line, string; and, freely, a wire, a strip or slip (as of leather or gut), a fibre, filament, capillament. 2 A seventeen-joint slip of dūrvā or bent grass, with its root, offered to dēvī annually during the first five years after the marriage of a girl.
tantu (तंतु).—m A thread; a fibre.
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tāntū (तांतू).—m A thread, line; a fibre, wire.
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
Tantu (तन्तु).—[tan-tun]
1) A thread, cord, wire, string, line; चिन्तासंततितन्तु (cintāsaṃtatitantu) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.1; Meghadūta 7.
2) A cob-web R.16.2.
3) filament; विसतन्तुगुणस्य कारितम् (visatantuguṇasya kāritam) Kumārasambhava 4. 29.
4) An offspring, issue, race; स्वमाययाऽवृणोद्गर्भं वैराट्याः कुरुतन्तवे (svamāyayā'vṛṇodgarbhaṃ vairāṭyāḥ kurutantave) Bhāgavata 1.8.14; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.43.98.
5) A shark.
6) The Supreme Being; Bhāgavata 8.16.31.
7) A snare, fetter (pāśa); ते तानावारयिष्यन्ति ऐणेयानिव तन्तुना (te tānāvārayiṣyanti aiṇeyāniva tantunā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5. 57.41.
Derivable forms: tantuḥ (तन्तुः).
Tantu (तन्तु).—m.
(-ntuḥ) 1. A thread. 2. A shark. 3. Offspring, race, descendants. E. tan to spread or stretch, Unadi affix tun.
Tantu (तन्तु).—[tan + tu], m. 1. A thread, Mahābhārata 1, 806; epithet of the supreme deity, Being the thread, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 16, 31. 2. A cobweb, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Tantu (तन्तु).—[masculine] thread, string, cord, wire, warp of a weft; uninterrupted line i.e. continuation of a sacrifice, propagation of a race, etc.; also concr. the propagator of a family (cf. seq.).
1) Tantu (तन्तु):—[from tan] m. a thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp (of a web), filament, fibre, [Ṛg-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a cobweb, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a succession of sacrificial performances, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] any one propagating his family in regular succession, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra iii; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Taittirīya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] (cf. kula-) etc.
5) [v.s. ...] a line of descendants, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vii, 17]
6) [v.s. ...] any continuity (as of thirst or hope), [Mahābhārata xii, 7877; Mālatīmādhava]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] = -nāga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] ([gana] gargādi) Name of a man, [Pravara texts iv, 1]
10) [v.s. ...] cf. kāṣṭha-, vara-, sapta-.
Tantu (तन्तु):—(ntuḥ) 1. m. A thread; a shark; an offspring, descendant.
Tantu (तन्तु):—
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Tantu (तन्तु):—
1) yādṛśāstantavaḥ kāmaṃ tādṛśo jāyate paṭaḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 78, 130.] puṣkaranālasya (vgl. [Z. 21. fg.]) Faser [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 436.]
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Tantu (तन्तु):—, kamala [Spr. (II) 6401.]
Tantu (तन्तु):—m. —
1) Faden , Schnur , Strang , Draht , Saite. —
2) Aufzug eines Gewebes. —
3) Faden , Ausläufer , Faser. —
4) Faden in übertr. Bed. — a) von Opferhandlungen , die ununterbrochen wie ein Faden sich hinziehen. — b) von Personen , die das Geschlecht durch Fortpflanzung in ununterbrochener Reihe erhalten , Stammhalter [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] paitāmaha so v.a. das Geschlecht des Grossvaters [Böhtlingk’s Sanskrit-Chresthomathie 25,9.] — c) von Affecten , die den Menschen fesseln und hemmen. —
5) Name eines Sāman [Ārṣeyabrāhmaṇa] —
6) *Haifisch. —
7) *Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
Tantu (तन्तु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Taṃtu.
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
Taṃtu (तंतु) [Also spelled tantu]:—(nm) a thread, fibre; filament; tendril; cord or string of a musical instrument; ~[ka] a fibril; ~[maya] fibrous; -[vādya] stringed musical instrument; ~[vāya] a weaver; spider.
Tantu in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a thread, fibre; filament; tendril; cord or string of a musical instrument; ~[ka] a fibril; ~[maya] fibrous; -[vadya] stringed musical instrument; ~[vaya] a weaver; spider..—tantu (तंतु) is alternatively transliterated as Taṃtu.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Taṃtu (तंतु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tantu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Taṃṭu (ತಂಟು):—[noun] = ತಂಟೆ [tamte].
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Taṃtu (ತಂತು):—
1) [noun] a thread a) a light, fine, string-like length of material made up of two or more fibres or strands of spun cotton, flax, silk, etc. twisted together and used in sewing; b) a similar fine length of synthetic material, as nylon or plastic or of glass or metal; c) the fine, stringy filament extruded by a spider, silkworm, etc.; d) any of the yarns of which a fabric is woven.
2) [noun] something that connects, binds, joins or brings together different people; ತಂತು ಮಾತ್ರ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ [tamtu matra brahmana] tantu mātra brāhmaṇa = ತಂತು ಹಾರುವ [tamtu haruva]; ತಂತು ಮಾತ್ರ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ [tamtu matra brahmanya] tantu mātra brāhmaṇya the life or condition of a brāhmaṇa who does not observe the duties and rites of a brāhmaṇa.
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Taṃtu (ತಂತು):—
1) [noun] a crafty or underhanded device, manoeuvre, stratagem or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; an artifice; a trick.
2) [noun] that which forms an important, core part of a whole; a thing, subject that is of much significance, consequence or value.
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Tāṃṭu (ತಾಂಟು):—
1) [verb] to strike or smash violently.
2) [verb] to find the product of two or more numbers by multiplication; to multiply.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Taṇṭu (தண்டு) [taṇṭutal] 5 transitive verb
1. To collect, levy, gather, recover, as debts, rents, taxes, etc.; வசூலித்தல். தண்ட நிச்சயித்த காசில் [vasulithal. thanda nichayitha kasil] (S. I. I. iii, 211).
2. To trouble; to insist; வருத்துதல். பரு கெனத் தண்டியலங்காரம் [varuthuthal. paru kenath thandiyalangaram] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: porunararruppadai] 104).
3. To join, attach; இணைத்தல். வாசுகியைத் தண்டியலங்காரம் யமரர் கடைந்த கடல் [inaithal. vasugiyaith thandiyalangaram yamarar kadaintha kadal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 387, 10).
4. To leave, abandon; நீங்கு தல். கற்றல் வேண்டுவோன் வழிபாடு தண்டான் [ningu thal. karral venduvon vazhipadu thandan] (முதுமொழிக்காஞ்சி [muthumozhikkanchi] 10, 3). — intransitive
1. To decrease, diminish; தணிதல். தண்டுத லின்றி யொன்றி [thanithal. thandutha linri yonri] (கம்பராமாயணம் மிதிலை. [kambaramayanam mithilai.] 8).
2. To perish; கெடுதல். தண்டாக்கா தல் [keduthal. thandakka thal] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 9, 45, கொளு [kolu]).
3. To be hindered; தடைப்படுதல். தண்டாதி யாருந் தாம்வேண்டிய [thadaippaduthal. thandathi yarun thamvendiya] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 15, 6).
4. To be in seclusion; to separate; விலகுதல். எவனொருவன் தண்டித் தனிப்பகை கோள் [vilaguthal. evanoruvan thandith thanippagai kol] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 324).
5. To come in contact; தொடுதல். நாக்கிலே தண்டாமல் மருந்தைச் சாப்பிட் டான். [thoduthal. nakkile thandamal marunthais sappid dan.] (W.)
6. To be satisfied; மனமமைதல். கண்டு தண்டாக் கட்கின்பத்து [manamamaithal. kandu thandag kadkinpathu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 16).
7. To be eager, keenly desirous; விருப்பங்கொள்ளுதல். தண்டித் தண்டிற் றாஅய்ச்செல் வாரும் [viruppangolluthal. thandith thandir raaychel varum] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 10, 100).
8. To rise in fury; சினமூண்டெழுதல். செங் கண் மழவிடையிற் றண்டி [sinamundezhuthal. seng kan mazhavidaiyir randi] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 3, 1).
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Taṇṭu (தண்டு) noun < daṇḍa.
1. Cane, staff, stick; கோல். தண்டுகா லூன்றிய தனிநிலையிடையன் [kol. thanduga lunriya thaninilaiyidaiyan] (அகநா. [agana.] 274).
2. Branch of a tree; மரக்கொம்பு. [marakkombu.]
3. Bludgeon, club, as a weapon especially of Viṣṇu; திருமால் முதலியோர்க்குரிய கதாயுதம். சங்குமலி தண்டு முதற் சக்கரமு னேந்தும் [thirumal muthaliyorkkuriya kathayutham. sangumali thandu muthar sakkaramu nenthum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 3, 9, 10).
4. See தண்டுக்கோல். [thandukkol.] Colloq.
5. Pole of a palanquin or other vehicle; தண்டாயம். இடை யிடை தண்டிற் றாங்கினர் [thandayam. idai yidai thandir ranginar] (கம்பராமாயணம் கார்முக. [kambaramayanam karmuga.] 3).
6. Palanquin; சிவிகை. எனக்கு . . . தண்டேறவேணும் [sivigai. enakku . . . thanderavenum] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 6, 2).
7. Pestle; உலகநீதி்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ulakkai. (pingalagandu)]
8. Stalk, stem; செடி முதலியவற்றின் தாள். கீரைத் தண்டு. [sedi muthaliyavarrin thal. kiraith thandu.]
9. Lampstand; விளக்குத்தண்டு. தண்டியலங்காரம் னின் றெரியுந் தகளி [vilakkuthandu. thandiyalangaram nin reriyun thagali] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 23, 33).
10. Lute; வீணை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) சரிகமபதநிப்பாடற் றண்டுதைவரு செங்கையோன் [vinai. (pingalagandu) sarigamapathanippadar randuthaivaru sengaiyon] (மகாபாரதம் இந். [magaparatham in.] 42).
11. Ear-lobe; செவித்தண்டு. [sevithandu.]
12. Bridge of the nose; மூக்குத் தண்டு. [mukkuth thandu.]
13. Spinal cord; முதுகந்தண்டு. தண்டுட னோடித் தலைப்பட்டயோகி [muthuganthandu. thanduda nodith thalaippattayogi] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 612).
14. Penis; ஆண்குறி. [ankuri.] Vulgar usage
15. Ridge, embankment in fields; வரம்பு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [varambu. (agarathi nigandu)]
16. Chameleon; பச்சோந்தி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pachonthi. (pingalagandu)]
17. Tube, anything tubular; தொளையுடைப் பொருள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [tholaiyudaip porul. (pingalagandu)]
18. Bamboo receptacle; மூங்கிற்குழாய். மதுப்பெய் தண்டும் [mungirkuzhay. mathuppey thandum] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் திருக்கண். [kanchippuranam thirukkan.] 36).
19. Bamboo; மூங்கில். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [mungil. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
20. Gemini in the Zodiac; மிதுனராசி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mithunarasi. (pingalagandu)]
21. Army, troops; சேனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [senai. (pingalagandu)]
22. See தண்டீத்து. [thandithu.]
23. Petal of flowers; பூவிதழ். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [puvithazh. (pingalagandu)]
24. Pride; செருக்கு. அவனுக்குத் தண்டு அதிகப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. [serukku. avanukkuth thandu athigappattirukkirathu.] Nāñ.
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Tantu (தந்து) noun < tantu.
1. Thread; நூல். வேரிக் கமலத்தின் றந்துவினாற் கட்டச் சமைவதொக் கும் [nul. verig kamalathin ranthuvinar kattas samaivathog kum] (நளவெண்பா பாயி. [nalavenpa payi.] 6).
2. String, cord; கயிறு. தந்து வீசியுடல் சிந்துமால் [kayiru. thanthu visiyudal sinthumal] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் நகரப். [thiruvilaiyadar puranam nagarap.] 26).
3. Science, scientific or literary treatise; கல்வி நூல். (திவா.) [kalvi nul. (thiva.)]
4. Descendant, progeny; சந்ததி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [santhathi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Tantu (தந்து) noun < tantra. See தந்திரம் [thanthiram], 1, 2, 3. தந்துபண்ணுகிறான். [thanthupannugiran.] (W.)
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Tāṇṭu (தாண்டு) [tāṇṭutal] 5 verb [K. tāṇṭu, M. tāṇṭuka.] intransitive
1. To dance, skip, jump; குதித் தாடுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuthith thaduthal. (pingalagandu)]
2. To be arrogant; செருக்கடை தல். [serukkadai thal.] Local usage
3. To transgress limits in talking; மிதமிஞ்சிப்பேசுதல். [mithaminchippesuthal.] Local usage — transitive
1. To leap across, jump over, cross, step over; கடத்தல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kadathal. (pingalagandu)]
2. To drive; செலுத்துதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [seluthuthal. (pingalagandu)]
3. To surpass, outdo, excel; மேற்படுதல். பரீஷையில் எல்லாரை யும் தாண்டிவிட்டான். [merpaduthal. parishaiyil ellarai yum thandivittan.]
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Tāṇṭu (தாண்டு) noun < தாண்டு-. [thandu-.]
1. Leap, jump; குதி. ஒரு தாண்டுத் தாண்டினான். [kuthi. oru thanduth thandinan.]
2. Victory, success; வெற்றி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [verri. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
3. Airs, self-conceit; அகங்கரிப்பு. வெகுதாண்டுத் தாண்டு கிறான். [agangarippu. veguthanduth thandu kiran.]
4. A disease characterised by abnormal swelling in the legs, supposed to be caused by treading or crossing over the chillies, etc., waved round persons to avert the effects of evil eye and thrown in the streets; சுற்றிப்போட்டபின் வீதியில் எறியப்பட்ட மிளகாய் முதலியவற்றைத் தாண்டுதலால் உண்டாவதாகக் கருதப்படும் கால்நோய் வகை. [surrippottapin vithiyil eriyappatta milagay muthaliyavarraith thanduthalal undavathagak karuthappadum kalnoy vagai.] Local usage
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Taṇṭu (தண்டு) noun perhaps from daṇḍa.
1. Collection, as of money or grain; தண்டும் பணம் முதலியன. தனிசுதண்டுகள் வாங்கிக் கொடுத்து [thandum panam muthaliyana. thanisuthandugal vangig koduthu] (S. I. I. v, 321).
2. Cantonment; சேனை தங்கும் இடம். இவரிருந்த இடம் பங்களூர்த்தண்டு [senai thangum idam. ivariruntha idam pangalurthandu] (மீனாட். சரித். [minad. sarith.] i, 118).
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Nepali dictionary
Tantu (तन्तु):—n. 1. thread; string; cord; wire; 2. line; row; 3. cobweb; 4. mark engraved on a thickened Nepali paper; 5. tissue;
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Chinese-English dictionary
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貪圖 [tān tú] [tan tu]—
1. To eagerly seek, to hope to obtain some kind of benefit (好處 [hao chu]). From The Scholars (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]), Chapter 39: "If you make an excuse (借口 [jie kou]) not to go (不肯前去 [bu ken qian qu]), then you are simply coveting ease and comfort (安逸 [an yi])." From A Brief History of Civilization (文明小史 [wen ming xiao shi]), Chapter 45: "He sits at home (坐在家裡 [zuo zai jia li]), receiving a full two hundred taels of silver (二百兩銀子 [er bai liang yin zi]) in salary (薪水 [xin shui]) each month (一個月 [yi ge yue]); to support him (養著 [yang zhe]) like this, what benefit are they coveting (著什麼 [zhe shen me])?"
2. The object of desire (所希求 [suo xi qiu]), or the purpose (目的 [mu de]) of one's greed (貪得 [tan de]). For example: "What are you coveting (有什麼 [you shen me]) by doing this (這樣做 [zhe yang zuo])?" Also written as "貪頭 [tan tou]" (tāntóu).
貪圖：1.希求、希望得到某種好處。《儒林外史》第三九回：「你若是借口不肯前去，便是貪圖安逸。」《文明小史》第四五回：「他坐在家裡，一個月整整二百兩銀子的薪水，這樣的養著他，是貪圖著什麼來。」
2.所希求、貪得的目的。如：「你這樣做有什麼貪圖？」也作「貪頭」。
tān tú:1. xī qiú,, xī wàng dé dào mǒu zhǒng hǎo chù. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì sān jiǔ huí: “nǐ ruò shì jiè kǒu bù kěn qián qù, biàn shì tān tú ān yì.” < wén míng xiǎo shǐ> dì sì wǔ huí: “tā zuò zài jiā lǐ, yī gè yuè zhěng zhěng èr bǎi liǎng yín zi de xīn shuǐ, zhè yàng de yǎng zhe tā, shì tān tú zhe shén me lái.”
2. suǒ xī qiú,, tān dé de mù de. rú: “nǐ zhè yàng zuò yǒu shén me tān tú?” yě zuò “tān tóu” .
tan tu:1. xi qiu,, xi wang de dao mou zhong hao chu. < ru lin wai shi> di san jiu hui: "ni ruo shi jie kou bu ken qian qu, bian shi tan tu an yi." < wen ming xiao shi> di si wu hui: "ta zuo zai jia li, yi ge yue zheng zheng er bai liang yin zi de xin shui, zhe yang de yang zhe ta, shi tan tu zhe shen me lai."
2. suo xi qiu,, tan de de mu de. ru: "ni zhe yang zuo you shen me tan tu?" ye zuo "tan tou" .
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談吐 [tán tǔ] [tan tu]—
Attitude and wording during conversation (談話時的態度和措詞 [tan hua shi de tai du he cuo ci]). From History of the Southern Dynasties (南史 [nan shi]), Volume 52 (卷五二 [juan wu er]), Biographies of Liang Imperial Relatives (Part 2) (梁宗室傳下 [liang zong shi chuan xia]), Biography of Shixing Zhongwu Wang Dan (始興忠武王憺傳 [shi xing zhong wu wang dan chuan]): "Ying (暎 [ying])'s younger brother Ye (曄 [ye]), courtesy name Tongming (通明 [tong ming]), had a beautiful appearance (美姿容 [mei zi rong]) and was eloquent in conversation (善 [shan])." From A Brief History of Civilization (文明小史 [wen ming xiao shi]), Chapter 38 (第三八回 [di san ba hui]): "Xiao Yun (小篔 [xiao yun]) saw that Niu Fengzhi (鈕逢之 [niu feng zhi]) had an extraordinary appearance (一表非俗 [yi biao fei su]), and moreover, his voice was loud and clear (聲音宏亮 [sheng yin hong liang]), and his conversation was natural and unconstrained (大方 [da fang]), so she was very pleased (心中甚喜 [xin zhong shen xi])."
談吐：談話時的態度和措詞。《南史．卷五二．梁宗室傳下．始興忠武王憺傳》：「暎弟曄字通明，美姿容，善談吐。」《文明小史》第三八回：「小篔見了鈕逢之生得一表非俗，而且聲音宏亮，談吐大方，心中甚喜。」
tán tǔ: tán huà shí de tài dù hé cuò cí. < nán shǐ． juǎn wǔ èr． liáng zōng shì chuán xià． shǐ xìng zhōng wǔ wáng dàn chuán>: “yìng dì yè zì tōng míng, měi zī róng, shàn tán tǔ.” < wén míng xiǎo shǐ> dì sān bā huí: “xiǎo yún jiàn le niǔ féng zhī shēng dé yī biǎo fēi sú, ér qiě shēng yīn hóng liàng, tán tǔ dà fāng, xīn zhōng shén xǐ.”
tan tu: tan hua shi de tai du he cuo ci. < nan shi. juan wu er. liang zong shi chuan xia. shi xing zhong wu wang dan chuan>: "ying di ye zi tong ming, mei zi rong, shan tan tu." < wen ming xiao shi> di san ba hui: "xiao yun jian le niu feng zhi sheng de yi biao fei su, er qie sheng yin hong liang, tan tu da fang, xin zhong shen xi."
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坦途 [tǎn tú] [tan tu]—
1. A flat road.
From Liu Xie (劉勰 [liu xie])'s The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (文心雕龍 [wen xin diao long]), "Philosophers" chapter, Southern Dynasties Liang (南朝梁 [nan chao liang]): "After the Two Han Dynasties (兩漢 [liang han]), the style became weak and rambling; though clear in its flat road, it mostly relied on borrowing." From Bai Juyi (白居易 [bai ju yi])'s "The Road to Taihang" (太行路 [tai xing lu]) in New Music Bureau Poems (新樂府 [xin le fu]), Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]): "The road to Taihang (太行路 [tai xing lu]) can destroy carriages; if compared to the human heart, it is a flat road." Also written as "坦塗 [tan tu]" (tǎntú).
2. A metaphor for a smooth or favorable situation. For example: "After arduous struggle, the flat road to victory appeared before us."
坦途：1.平坦的道路。南朝梁．劉勰《文心雕龍．諸子》：「兩漢以後，體勢漫弱，雖明乎坦途，而類多依採。」唐．白居易〈新樂府．太行路〉：「太行之路能摧車，若比人心是坦途。」也作「坦塗」。
2.比喻順利的境況。如：「經過艱苦的奮鬥之後，勝利的坦途就出現在眼前了。」
tǎn tú:1. píng tǎn de dào lù. nán cháo liáng． liú xié < wén xīn diāo lóng． zhū zi>: “liǎng hàn yǐ hòu, tǐ shì màn ruò, suī míng hū tǎn tú, ér lèi duō yī cǎi.” táng． bái jū yì 〈xīn lè fǔ． tài xíng lù〉: “tài xíng zhī lù néng cuī chē, ruò bǐ rén xīn shì tǎn tú.” yě zuò “tǎn tú” .
2. bǐ yù shùn lì de jìng kuàng. rú: “jīng guò jiān kǔ de fèn dòu zhī hòu, shèng lì de tǎn tú jiù chū xiàn zài yǎn qián le.”
tan tu:1. ping tan de dao lu. nan chao liang. liu xie < wen xin diao long. zhu zi>: "liang han yi hou, ti shi man ruo, sui ming hu tan tu, er lei duo yi cai." tang. bai ju yi
2. bi yu shun li de jing kuang. ru: "jing guo jian ku de fen dou zhi hou, sheng li de tan tu jiu chu xian zai yan qian le."
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坦塗 [tǎn tú] [tan tu]—
Flat road. From Zhuangzi (莊子 [zhuang zi]), "Autumn Floods" (秋水 [qiu shui]) chapter: "If one understands the smooth path clearly, then one lives without joy and dies without misfortune." Also written as "坦途 [tan tu]".
坦塗：平坦的道路。《莊子．秋水》：「明乎坦塗，故生而不說，死而不禍。」也作「坦途」。
tǎn tú: píng tǎn de dào lù. < zhuāng zi． qiū shuǐ>: “míng hū tǎn tú, gù shēng ér bù shuō, sǐ ér bù huò.” yě zuò “tǎn tú” .
tan tu: ping tan de dao lu. < zhuang zi. qiu shui>: "ming hu tan tu, gu sheng er bu shuo, si er bu huo." ye zuo "tan tu" .
1) 坦途 ts = tǎn tú p refers to “highway/level road”.
2) 灘塗 t = 滩涂 s = tān tú p refers to “mudflat”..
3) 談吐 t = 谈吐 s = tán tǔ p refers to “style of conversation”..
4) 貪圖 t = 贪图 s = tān tú p refers to “to covet/to seek (riches, fame)”..
1) 灘塗 t = 滩涂 s = tān tú p refers to [noun] “mudflat”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '灘塗 [tan tu]') .
2) 談吐 t = 谈吐 s = tán tǔ p refers to [noun] “style of conversation”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '談吐 [tan tu]') ..
3) 坦途 ts = tǎn tú p refers to [noun] “highway; level road”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Transportation; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '坦途 [tan tu]') ..
檀荼 [tán tú] refers to: “daṇḍa”.
檀荼 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] đàn đồ.
[Korean] 단다 / danda.
[Japanese] ダンダ / danda.
Chinese language.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Tan tu (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Tân tu with 新修 [xīn xiū]: “newly practicing”.
2) Tán tự with 讚敍 [zàn xù]: “narrative in praise (?)”.
Vietnamese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Tan, Tu, Tanu.
Starts with (+25): Tamtuharuva, Tamtukriye, Tamtupaka, Tamtupata, Tantu-karpotu, Tantubaddha, Tantubha, Tantubhuta, Tantucaram, Tantucarana, Tantuccheda, Tantujala, Tantukali, Tantukarana, Tantukarttri, Tantukarya, Tantukashtha, Tantukattu, Tantukita, Tantukitam.
Full-text (+466): Tattu, Tantuvaya, Saptatantu, Tantubha, Tantuniryasa, Tantusara, Tantunaga, Tantushala, Tantukashtha, Padmatantu, Kashthatantu, Tantuvigraha, Tantukita, Tantuvapa, Sutratantu, Prajatantu, Tantuparvan, Tantuvana, Vitantu, Nistantu.
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Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Chapter 37: The Chapter on Adorning for Marriage (Part 1) < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Chapter 63: The Chapter on Receiving Worldly Benefits < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Chapter 90: The Five Ascetics and the Wandering Buddha < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1398: Weapons of Krim Sakti < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Verse 2528: The Eight Petalled Lotus in Sahasrara < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]
Verse 2493: Jiva in Different Places and Times < [Tantra Eight (ettam tantiram) (verses 2122-2648)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 839 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 1]
Page 813 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 11 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
A critical study of Ānandajñāna’s Tarkasaṅgraha (by Satyan Sharma)
Part 2.10 - The refutation of Manas < [Chapter 2 - Refutations in the Prathama Pariccheda]
Part 2.9 - The refutation of Vibhāga < [Chapter 3 - Refutations in the Dvitīya Pariccheda]
Vishnu Smriti (Study) (by Minu Bhattacharjee)
2. Sources of Dharma < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]