Kumara-kaccanam, Kumara-kaccāṇam, Kumarakaccāṇam: 2 definitions

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Kumara-kaccanam means something in the history of ancient India, 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kumara-kaccāṇam.—(EI 21), a tax; cf. kumāra-gadyāṇa. Note: kumara-kaccāṇam is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Kumara-kaccāṇam.—(SITI), Tamil; explained as a tax pay- able in coin for the maintenance of the temple of Kumāra or Subrahamaṇya; but same as kumāra-gadyāṇa (q. v.). Note: kumara-kaccāṇam is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Kumara-kaccāṇam.—Tamil; same as kumāra-gadyāṇaka. Note: kumara-kaccāṇam is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kumara-kaccanam in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kumarakaccāṇam (குமரகச்சாணம்) [kumara-kaccāṇam] noun cf. kumara-gadiyāṇaka. An ancient tax; பழமொழிைய வரிவகை. [pazhaiya varivagai.] (S. I. I. iii, 115).

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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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