Tiyanam, Tiyāṉam: 1 definition
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Tiyāṉam (தியானம்) noun < dhyāna.
1. Meditation; சிந்தனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sinthanai. (pingalagandu)]
2. See தியானபாரமிதை. ஊனமிஃறியானமே யுணர்ச்சியோ டுபாயமும் [thiyanaparamithai. unamiqriyaname yunarchiyo dupayamum] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 26, 45, உரை [urai]).
3. (Yoga Philosophy) Steady, uninterrupted contemplation of an object, one of aṣṭāṅka-yōkam, q. v.; அஷ்டாங்கயோகத்தில் ஒன்றான இடை யறாச் சிந்தனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ashdangayogathil onrana idai yaras sinthanai. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Full-text (+12): Cepattiyanam, Tat-ekatiyanam, Cakunattiyanam, Cukkilattiyanam, Karutattiyanam, Tarumattiyanam, Sakirutakami, Tacaparamitai, Yokippu, Tiyattuvam, Smaranam, Nishtai, Tevacintanai, Tiyanaparamitai, Ashtankayokam, Acakkiyam, Mutitai, Cintanai, Cintai, Pancakkinivittai.
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Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
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