Tiryancayana, Tiryañcāyana, Tiryanca-ayana, Tiryañcayāna, Tiryanca-yana: 1 definition

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Tiryancayana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Tiryanchayana.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tiryañcāyana (तिर्यञ्चायन).—the annual revolution of the sun.

Derivable forms: tiryañcāyanam (तिर्यञ्चायनम्).

Tiryañcāyana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tiryañca and ayana (अयन). See also (synonyms): tiryagayana.

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Tiryañcayāna (तिर्यञ्चयान).—a crab.

Derivable forms: tiryañcayānaḥ (तिर्यञ्चयानः).

Tiryañcayāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tiryañca and yāna (यान). See also (synonyms): tiryagyāna.

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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.

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