Samanam, Samānam, Śamaṉam, Samāṉam, Sāmāṉam: 2 definitions
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Samanam 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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamānam (समानम्):—[from samāna] ind. like, equally with ([instrumental case]), [Kirātārjunīya]
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconŚamaṉam (ஶமனம்) noun < śamana. Calming, subsiding. See சமனம் [samanam], 1.
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Samāṉam (ஸமானம்) noun < samāna. See சமானம். ஸரிநிகர் ஸமானமாக [samanam. sarinigar samanamaga] (மகாபாரதம்ி. தேசிய கீதம் [parathi nulkal thesiya kitham], 77).
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Sāmāṉam (ஸாமானம்) noun See சாமான். [saman.] Local usage
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: Samanama, Samanamana, Samanamandika Sutta, Samanamandikaputta, Samanamohara, Samanamtara, Samanamurdhan, Samanantara, Samanantaram.
Ends with: Acamanam, Arpacamanam, Caricamanam, Cuttavacamanam, Ekacamanam, Macamanam, Nicamanam, Niritcamanam, Papacamanam, Urimaiccamanam.
Full-text: Itucotu, Tatarri, Oppumai, Inakku, Ottai, Ekotibhava.
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