Tamotaran, Tāmōtara�: 2 definitions
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Tamotaran 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)
: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)Tāmōtara� (தாமோதரன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Dāmodhara) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Tāmōtara� is the exclusive Lord, taṉi mutalva�. Dāmodhara is “my God�; ‘Āmōtaram� like Jehovah or Yahweh in Jewish tradition. He is Lord of Śiva, Brahmā and all other little gods of other religions. Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram� sporadically.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTāmōtara� (தாமோதரன்) noun < 峾ō岹. Kṛṣṇa; கிருஷ்ணன�. மதுசூதனன� தாமோதரன் [kirushnan. mathusuthanan thamotharan] (நாலாயி� திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம� [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 49).
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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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 10.4.1 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Carve tavanori)]
Pasuram 2.7.12 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (kecavan tamar)]
Pasuram 2.7.11 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (kecavan tamar)]
Informal Education of Sanskrit in Kerala (by Jayasree M.)
Appendix 6 - Address of informal educators in Sanskrit
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Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
1. Life of ancient Indian society (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Positioning Kāma among the Puruṣārthas]
2. The Puruṣārthas (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Positioning Kāma among the Puruṣārthas]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
‘Paṉṉirunāmappāṭṭu� of Nammāḻvār Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition < [Volume 76 (2015)]