Matavan, M膩tava峁�, Ma峁璦va峁�, M膩tav膩峁�: 3 definitions

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Matavan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: academia.edu: Dv膩da艣a-m奴rti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)

M膩tava峁� (喈喈む喈┼瘝) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: M膩dhava) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Vi峁ａ箛u (Dv膩da艣am奴rti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruv膩ymo岣籭.鈥擬膩tava峁� and K艒vinta峁� are the lords. M膩dhava destroys evil in a terrorist mind. He is ambrosia. He is a hill of red-lotus flowers. He is a lump of sugar, candy. Other epithets that come under Caturvi峁兣沘ti are notified in the 鈥楴膩l膩yiram鈥� sporadically.

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Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) 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.

India history and geography

: Institut Fran莽ais de Pondich茅ry: The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram

M膩tava峁� (喈喈む喈┼瘝) (in Tamil) refers to Madhava in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram鈥攁n ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning M膩tava峁�) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.

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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

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ma峁璦va峁� (喈疅喈掂喁�) noun < 喈疅-喈瘓. [mada-mai.] Stupid person; 喈呧喈苦喈苦喈距喁�. 喈疅喈掂喁� 喈瘑喈侧瘝喈侧喈喁� 喈氞瘑喈侧瘝喈侧喈┼瘉喈瘝 [arivilan. madavar melliyar sellinum] (喈瘉喈编喈距喁傕喁� [purananuru] 106).

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M膩tava峁� (喈喈む喈┼瘝) noun < 惭腻诲丑补惫补.

1. Vi峁ａ箛u; 喈む喈班瘉喈喈侧瘝. 喈喈む喈编瘝喈曕瘉喈ㄠ喈┼瘝喈瘉喈曕喁嵿畷喁佮喁� 喈掂喈む喁� 喈曕喁嵿疅喈距喁� [thirumal. mathavarku nanmugarkum varathan kanday] (喈む瘒喈掂喈班喁� [thevaram] 247, 7).

2. God of Spring; 喈掂畾喈ㄠ瘝喈む喁�. (喈喈脆瘝喈瘝喈喈｀喁嵿喁� 喈喈┼喈瘝喈喈畷喈班喈む) [vasanthan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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M膩tav膩峁� (喈喈む喈距喁�) noun See 喈喈む瘉喈掂喈┼瘝. [mathuvan.] (喈呧畾喁佮喈氞喈む瘝喈む喈班喁� [asuvasathiram] 133.)

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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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