Tanuta, Tanutā: 7 definitions
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Tanuta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytanutā : (nt.) thinness; diminution; reduction.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTanutā (तनुता).—Thinness, littleness, waning; बहुलेऽपि गते निशाकरस्तनुतां दुःखमनङ्ग मोक्ष्यति (bahule'pi gate niśākarastanutāṃ duḥkhamanaṅga mokṣyati) Kumārasambhava 4.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutā (तनुता).—[tanu + tā], f. 1. Smallness, meagerness, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 19, 22; [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 83. 2. in kalabha-, Condition of having the body of a young elephant, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 79.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutā (तनुता):—[=tanu-tā] [from tanu > tan] f. thinness, tenuity, littleness, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa v; Meghadūta; Raghuvaṃśa etc.]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTanutā (तनुता):—(nf) tenuousness, tenuity; leanness;delicacy;dilution.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tanutala, Tanutapa, Tanutara.
Ends with: Sutanuta.
Full-text: Sutanuta, Abhyashana, Shroni, Tanutva, Smaradasha, Tanishtha, Taniyams, Upaya, Bhava.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.130.2 < [Sukta 130]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.1.1 < [Part 1 - Laughing Ecstasy (hāsya-rasa)]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
7.3. The Body of a Mukta in Akṣaradhāma < [Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The Philosophy of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Treatise on the Marks of a Great Man < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]