Vitani, Viṭāṇi, Viṭāṉi, Vitaṉi, Vitāṉi: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Vitani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvitani : (aor. of vitanoti) stretched or spread out.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitānī (वितानी):—[from vi-tan] in [compound] for vi-tāna.
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 LexiconViṭāṇi (விடாணி) noun < viṣāṇin. (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி [ilakkiyas sollagarathi])
1. Horned-animal; கொம்புடைய பிராணி. [kombudaiya pirani.]
2. Elephant, as tusked; யானை. [yanai.]
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Viṭāṉi (விடானி) noun probably from viṣāṇī. Square spurge. See சதுரக்கள்ளி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [sathurakkalli. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Vitaṉi (விதனி) [vitaṉittal] 11 intransitive verb < விதனம்¹. [vithanam¹.] To be stricken with grief; துயருறுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி). [thuyaruruthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi).]
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Vitāṉi (விதானி) [vitāṉittal] 11 transitive verb & intransitive < விதானம்¹. [vithanam¹.] To put up a canopy; to cover the roof of a building with ceiling cloth; to put up an ornamental covering to a marriage pavilion; மேற்கட்டி கட்டுதல். பூந்துகள் விரிந்து வானின் விதானமாலைித்த தொத்ததே [merkatti kattuthal. punthugal virinthu vanin vithanitha thothathe] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 861).
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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