Lakshanam, Lakṣaṇam: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconLakṣaṇam (லக்ஷணம�) noun < ṣaṇa. See இலக்கணம். சைதன்யம் சலட்சணமாயினும் விலட� சணம் [ilakkanam. saithanyam saladsanamayinum vilad sanam] (கைவல்ய நவநீதம� தத்துவ. [kaivalya navanitham thathuva.] 1, உர� [urai]).
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Lakṣaṇam (லக்ஷணம�) noun < ṣaṇa. Deed; சாசனப்பத்திரம். இப்படி லக்ஷணம� பண்ணிக� குடுத்து லக்ஷணப்படி கல்வெட்டுவித்தோம� [sasanappathiram. ippadi lagshanam pannig kuduthu lagshanappadi kalvettuvithom] (S. I. I. viii, 15).
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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Starts with: Lakshanamala, Lakshanamalika, Lakshanamaskaravidhi, Lakshanamaskaravrata, Lakshanamatrena, Lakshanamerumegharutaghosha, Lakshanamrita.
Full-text (+35): Jatilakshanam, Samutrikalakshanam, Stirilakshanam, Attailakshanam, Vyakshepa, Aniyilakkanam, Ativinayam, Lakshanakkaran, Udyoga, Sasna, Avyakshepa, Kandarpashrinkhala, Jugupsu, Vaiyakhya, Anushayana, Kucela, Mahadana, Lakshya, Abhyanka, Avashyambhavin.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature (by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya)
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.1.28 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
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