Cantiramantalam, Cantiramaṇṭalam, Cantira-mantalam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCantiramaṇṭalam (சந்திரமண்டலம்) [cantira-maṇṭalam] noun < idem. +.
1. Orb or disc of the moon; சந்திர னது வட்டம். சந்திரமண்டலம்போற் றாமோதரன் கையில் . . . ஏறி [santhira nathu vattam. santhiramandalambor ramotharan kaiyil . . . eri] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் நாய்ச். [nalayira thivyappirapandam nays.] 7, 4).
2. The region or sphere of the moon believed to be above the sun’s region; ஆதித்தமண்டலத்திற்கு மேலுள்ள தும் புவர்லோகத்தைச் சார்ந்ததுமாகிய உலகம். [athithamandalathirku melulla thum puvarlogathais sarnthathumagiya ulagam.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 3.)
3. (Yoga Philosophy) Moon-centre in the central portion of the skull, believed to be the seat of parā-śakti; கபாலமத்தியிலுள்ள ஒரு யோக ஸ்தானம். [kapalamathiyilulla oru yoga sthanam.] (வேதா. கட். [vetha. kad.] 50.)
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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Partial matches: Cantira.
Full-text: Captamantalam, Mummantalam, Cantirapimpam.
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