Antakan, Antakaṉ: 2 definitions
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Antakan means something in the history of ancient India, 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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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramAntakaṉ (அந்தகன்) (in Tamil) refers to Andhaka in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Antakaṉ) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAntakaṉ (அந்தகன்) noun < antaka.
1. Destroyer; அழிப்போன். இராவணாந்தகனை [azhippon. iravananthaganai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 3, 7).
2. Yama, as causing death; யமன். (திவா.) [yaman. (thiva.)]
3. probably from paraphrase of vṛkṣādanī. Species of Loranthus. See புல்லுருவி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pulluruvi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
4. Soap; சவர்க்காரம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [savarkkaram. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Antakaṉ (அந்தகன்) noun < andhaka.
1. Blind man; குருடன். [kurudan.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 859, 4.)
2. Name of an Asura; ஓரசுரன். [orasuran.] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் அருச். [thiruvilaiyadar puranam arus.] 16.)
3. Name of a descendant of Yadu, and ancestor of Kṛṣṇa; ஓர் அரசன். [or arasan.] (பாகவத. [pagavatha.] 9, எதுமரபு. [ethumarapu.] 29.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Amtakamtaka, Amtakanagara, Amtakanagari, Amtakanuga.
Ends with (+1): Balantakan, Kalantakan, Kantakan, Kiramakantakan, Lokakantakan, Murantakan, Nantakan, Narantakan, Nitkantakan, Pantakan, Parantakan, Paripantakan, Pirantakan, Puyakantakan, Talantakan, Tantakan, Tiripurantakan, Tuttakantakan, Vetantakan, Vipantakan.
Full-text: Kalippumalai, Vittu.
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