Tanutra, Tanu-tra: 9 definitions
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Tanutra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTanutra (तनुत्र).—an armour; रक्षन् विप्रांस्तनुत्रवान् (rakṣan viprāṃstanutravān) Bk; Bhāgavata 8.1.37.
Derivable forms: tanutram (तनुत्रम्).
Tanutra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tanu and tra (त्र). See also (synonyms): tanutrāṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutra (तनुत्र).—n.
(-traṃ) Armour, mail. E. tanu the body, and tra what preserves; also tanutrāṇa n. (-ṇaṃ.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutra (तनुत्र).—[tanu-tra] (vb. trā), n. A coat of mail, Mahābhārata 4, 1009.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutra (तनुत्र).—[neuter] armour, mail (lit. body-protector).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutra (तनुत्र):—[=tanu-tra] [from tanu > tan] n. ‘body-guard’, armour, [Mahābhārata iv, 1009; Suśruta; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Tantr.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanutra (तनुत्र):—[tanu-tra] (traṃ) 1. n. Armour, mail.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTanutra (ತನುತ್ರ):—[noun] a covering worn as a defence against weapons; an armour.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Tanutrana, Tanutravant, Tanutravat, Tanutraya.
Full-text: Tanutravat, Tanutrana, Tanutravant, Tra, Sevya.
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