Tamahkanda, Tamaḥkāṇḍa, Tamas-kanda: 2 definitions
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Tamahkanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTamaḥkāṇḍa (तमःकाण्ड).—great or spreading darkness.
Derivable forms: tamaḥkāṇḍaḥ (तमःकाण्डः), tamaḥkāṇḍam (तमःकाण्डम्).
Tamaḥkāṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tamas and kāṇḍa (काण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamaḥkāṇḍa (तमःकाण्ड):—[=tamas-kāṇḍa] [from tamas > tam] m. ([gana] kaskādi, not in [Kāśikā-vṛtti]) great or spreading darkness, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
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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