Vitan, Viṭaṉ: 5 definitions
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Vitan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVitan (वितन्).—8 U.
1) To spread, stretch; स्फुरितविततजिह्वः (sphuritavitatajihvaḥ) Mk. 9.12; Kirātārjunīya 15.53; Śiśupālavadha 5.38;14.53.
2) To cover, fill; प्रस्वेदबिन्दुविततं वदनं प्रियायाः (prasvedabinduvitataṃ vadanaṃ priyāyāḥ) Ch. P.9; यो वितत्य स्थितः खम् (yo vitatya sthitaḥ kham) Meghadūta 6.
3) To form, make; श्रेणीबन्धाद् वितन्वद्भिरस्तम्भां तोरणस्रजम् (śreṇībandhād vitanvadbhirastambhāṃ toraṇasrajam) R.1.41; Kirātārjunīya 16.51.
4) To stretch, string (as a bow); वितत्य किरतोः शरान् (vitatya kiratoḥ śarān) Uttararāmacarita 6.1; वितत्य शार्ङ्गम् (vitatya śārṅgam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 3.47.
5) To cause, produce, create, give, bestow; V.1.4.
6) To write to compose (as a work); विराट- पर्वप्रद्योती भावदीपो वितन्यते (virāṭa- parvapradyotī bhāvadīpo vitanyate).
7) To do or perform (as a sacrifice or any other rite); यज्वभिः संमृतं हव्यं विततेष्व- ध्वरेषु सः (yajvabhiḥ saṃmṛtaṃ havyaṃ vitateṣva- dhvareṣu saḥ). Kumārasambhava 2.46.
8) To unfold, manifest, exhibit, show; स्मरसि रुदितैः स्नेहाकूतं तथाप्यतनोदसौ (smarasi ruditaiḥ snehākūtaṃ tathāpyatanodasau) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.11.
9) To perform, carry out, accomplish.
1) To prepare, make ready.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitan (वितन्).—spread over, cover, fill, stretch out (a cord, web, etc.) string (a bow); diffuse, extend; prepare, arrange, sacrifice; produce, effect; make, render (2 [accusative]).
Vitan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and tan (तन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitan (वितन्):—[=vi-√tan] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -tanoti, -tanute ([future] -tāyitā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]), to spread out or through or over, cover, pervade, fill, [Taittirīya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to spread, stretch, extend (a net, snare, cord etc.), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to draw or bend (a bow), [Mahābhārata];
—to spread out id est. lay on, impose (a yoke), [Ṛg-veda];
—to apply (ointment), [Kāvya literature];
—to extend, make wide (with tanvas, the bodies, = to oppose or resist boldly, [Ṛg-veda]; with padāni, steps, = to stride, [Gīta-govinda]);
—to unfold, display, exhibit, manifest, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to carry out, perform, accomplish ([especially] a rite or ceremony), [ib.];
—to sacrifice, [Harivaṃśa];
—to cause, effect, produce, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa];
—to make, render (two [accusative]), [Prasannarāghava]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVitan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a canopy; extension..—vitan (वितान) is alternatively transliterated as Vitāna.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconViṭaṉ (விடன்) noun < viṭa.
1. Voluptuary, sensualist; தூர்த்தன். [thurthan.] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 35.)
2. Paramour; சோர நாயகன். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [sora nayagan. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
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Viṭaṉ (விடன்) noun < vṛṣa. Warrior; வீரன். விடர்கடலைவைத்திய மலையகராதி வான்வளர்ந்தன [viran. vidarkadalaimalai vanvalarnthana] (கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி [kalingathupparani] 432).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+51): Vitamde, Vitamdra, Vitamdratva, Vitamkapali, Vitamkusha, Vitana, Vitana-adhipa, Vitanach mudi, Vitanadhara, Vitanah, Vitanaka, Vitanakalpa, Vitanam, Vitanamoolaka, Vitanamulaka, Vitanan, Vitanati, Vitanau, Vitanavaibhava, Vitanavant.
Ends with: Abhivitan, Anuvitan, Avitan, Cevitan, Karvitan, Keruvitan, Navitan.
Full-text (+9): Vitana, Vitati, Abhivyadhin, Vitanoti, Vitani, Vitatam, Vitatikarana, Anuvitan, Vitatayudha, Vitanibhu, Vitanitri, Vitatatva, Vitatotsava, Vitatya, Vitatadhvara, Vitatikri, Avitan, Vitatavapus, Vitanavat, Vitanaya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.201 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
7. Concept of Mokṣa in the Gītārthasaṅgraha < [Chapter 4 - Critical Study of the Gītārthasaṅgraha]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Composition of Army < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.3: Brining of Soma to the Śālā < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Gifts (other than Icons) and Donations < [Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple)]