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Vainavi, ղṇaī, ղṇa: 3 definitions

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Vainavi 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.

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

ղṇa or Vaiṣṇavī is the name of one of the ṣṭśپ, or “eight powers� as found depicted in the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai (or Madura), which represents a sacred place for the worship of The Goddess (Devī).—The entrance on the eastern side of the temple leads to the ṣṭśپ-maṇḍapa. On the left there are four śپ (powers) [viz., ղṇa]. ղṇa/Vaiṣṇavi is represented standing in 岹-ٳԲ첹 with four hands. The upper two hands are in the 첹ٲīܰ-hasta holding the conch in the left and the discus in the right. The lower right hand is in abhaya (貹첹) and the lower left hand is in varada (貹첹 inverted).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ղṇaī (वैणवी):—[from vaiṇava > vaiṇa] f. (said to be) = īṇ�, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

2) [v.s. ...] bamboo manna, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Tamil dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vainavi in Tamil glossary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

ղṇa (வைணவ�) noun < ղṣṇī. See வைஷ்ணவ�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vaishnavi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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ղṇa (வைணவ�) noun < ṇaī. Flute, bamboo reed; வேய்ங்குழல�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [veynguzhal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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