Tanu, Tanū, Taṉu, Tāṉu: 27 definitions

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Tanu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology, 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: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Tanu (तनु):—

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Tanu (तनु):—

1) schwach, gering; Bez. einer der vier Grade des Kleśa im Yoga [SARVADARŚANAS. 165, 18.] compar. tanīyaṃs im Gegens. zu bhūyaṃs [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 25, 3, 6.] —

3) c) bhrātā marutpatermūrtirmātā sākṣātkṣitestanuḥ [Spr. 3685.] — e) sthāna [Oxforder Handschriften 330,a,27.] —

4) d) [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 403] (bei uns richtig).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Tanu (तनु):——

1) Adj. (f. tanu , tanū und tanvī) tenuis , dünn , flach , schmal , fein , schmächtig , schlank , klein , schwach , unbedeutend , spärlich , wenig. Compar. tanutara ([295,31]) und tanīyaṃs , Super. taniṣṭha. —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines überaus abgemagerten Ṛṣi. —

3) f. tanu und tanū — a) Leib , Körper , Gestalt. tanuṃtyaj oder hā ([119,27]) den Körper fahren lassen , so v.a. das Leben aufgeben. — b) Person. svakā die eigene P. iyaṃ tanurmama ([320,10]) so v.a. ich hier. — c) die eigene Person , das Selbst (häufig die Stelle des Pron. reflex. vertretend). — b) Person. svakā die eigene P. iyam tanurmama ([320,10]) so v.a. ich hier. — c) die eigene Person , das Selbst (häufig die Stelle des Pron. reflex. vertretend). — d) Wesen , Daseinsoder Erscheinungsform. rarāṭyāṃ (wohl so zu lesen) tanūrmanyoḥ so v.a. ein Zeichen des Grimmes auf der Stirn [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtra 3,13,5.] — e) tanu Haut. — f) tanu das erste astrol. Haus. —

4) f. tanvī — a) ein schlankes , feingegeliedertes Frauenzimmer. — b) *Desmodium gangeticum. — c) *Balanites Roxburghii [Rājan 6,72.] — d) ein best. Metrum. — e) Nomen proprium einer Gattin Kṛṣṇa's.

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Tanū (तनू):—1. f. s.u. tanu.

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Tanū (तनू):—2. Adv. —

1) mit kar — a) dünn machen , behauen ; schmal machen [Naiṣadhacarita 7,82.] — b) verringern , abschwächen , ablegen (die Scham). —

2) mit bhū geringer werden , abnehmen

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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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