Nampan, Nampaṉ, Nampāṉ, Nāmpaṉ: 2 definitions
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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramNampaṉ (நம்பன்) (in Tamil) refers to Siva 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 Nampaṉ) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNampaṉ (நம்பன்) noun < நம்¹. [nam¹.]
1. See நம்பி [nambi],
1. நம்பன் செல்லு நாளினும் [namban sellu nalinum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 363).
2. God; கடவுள். நம்பனே யெங்கள் கோவே [kadavul. nambane yengal kove] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 954, 1).
3. Śiva; சிவன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) நம்பன் மாதுலன் வெம்மையை நண்ணினான் [sivan. (sudamaninigandu) namban mathulan vemmaiyai nanninan] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஆற்றுப். [kambaramayanam arrup.] 3).
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Nampāṉ (நம்பான்) noun See நம்பன். நம்பான் மேய நன்னகர் போலுந் நமரங்காள் [namban. namban meya nannagar polun namarangal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 908, 1).
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Nāmpaṉ (நாம்பன்) noun < நாம்பு. [nambu.] Steer, bull-calf; இளவெருது. [ilaveruthu.] (J.)
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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