Varttani, Varttaṉi: 4 definitions

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Varttani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varttani (वर्त्तनि).—m.

(-niḥ) 1. The eastern country, or eastern India. 2. A hymn, a panegyric. f.

(-niḥ) A road. E. vṛt to be, Unadi aff. ani .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varttani (वर्त्तनि):—(niḥ) 2. m. Eastern India. f. A road.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Varttanī (वर्त्तनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vattaṇī.

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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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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Varttaṉi (வர்த்தனி) noun < vardhanī. See வர்த்தனிகும்பம். சிவகும்பத்தை வர்த்தனியோடும் வையா [varthanigumbam. sivagumbathai varthaniyodum vaiya] (இரகுவமிசம் முடிசூ. [iraguvamisam mudisu.] 35).

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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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