Tanva: 4 definitions
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Tanva 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTanva (तन्व).—(of Svāyambhuva)—rajas, tamas and satva, different in different times; Brāhmi, Pauruṣi and Antakāri; or Prajāpatya, Raudri and Vaiṣṇavi.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 86-102.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tanva (तन्व):—m. Name of the author of a Sāman (cf. 2. tānva)
2) (n., ?) a part of the body, [Śulba-sūtra ii, 37.]
3) Tānva (तान्व):—[from tāntava] 1. tānva mf(ā)n. woven, spun, [Ṛg-veda ix, 14, 4 and 78, 1]
4) [v.s. ...] ([from] tanu) one’s own son, [iii, 31, 2].
5) 2. tānva m. [patronymic] [from] tanva (author of [Ṛg-veda x, 93]), 93, 15
6) n. Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tan-vayattanatal, Tanvadibhavaphala, Tanvamshuka, Tanvanga, Tanvangi, Tanvat, Tanvayam, Tanvayatam.
Ends with: Bahistanva.
Full-text: Bahistanva, Bhurikritvas, Vaturthi, Rijuga, Rijukaga, Punana, Vimrij, Tvish, Vitan, Jus, Partha, Ati.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Kṣipta-roga < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
6. The river Yamunā < [Chapter 2 - The Rivers in the Saṃhitā Literature]
7. The river Yamunā and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
7c. Hymn to Expiate the Irregular Appearance < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]
3(c). Charm to Win the Love of a Woman < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]
29. Goddess Yaminī < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
2. The Philosophy of Language < [Chapter 1 - The Philosophy of Language: A Bhartṛharian Perspective]
Relevance of Vedas to the Modern Man < [July – September, 2002]
The Dhvani Theory < [October 1970]