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ताम्रपर्णीtāmraparṇī

ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a region in Bharata Varsha, rubia Munjista, a kind of pond, a river rising in Malaya and celebrated for its pearls, name of a town in Ceylon, name of a river rising in the Malaya mountain. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them The Tāmraparṇī River, Multiple Water Body Types (Pond/Lake, River) & District, A Geographical Region or Island (Tāmraparṇa-dvīpa).

Definitions
14
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Meanings by context

The Tāmraparṇī River

4 definitions
A river rising in Malaya and celebrated for its pearls

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a river rising in the Malaya mountain

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

name of a river rising in Malaya

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a river flowing from the Malaya hills through sandal wood regions to the southern ocean, famous for pearls and shells

— The Purana Index

Multiple Water Body Types (Pond/Lake, River) & District

3 definitions
1. A large pond or lake. 2. A river in the peninsula and its surrounding district.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A large pond or lake. 2. Name of a river.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A large pond or lake. 2. The name of a river in the peninsula and its surrounding district.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Geographical Region or Island (Tāmraparṇa-dvīpa)

2 definitions
The name of a region in Bharata Varsha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

This entry contains a textual citation from the Vishnu Purana rather than a standalone definition.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Holy Site (Tīrtha) and a Mountain

1 definition
1. A sacred bathing place. 2. A mountain.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Mythological Person

1 definition
a daughter of Satyabhama

— The Purana Index

A Plant (Rubia Munjista)

1 definition
Rubia Munjista

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Pond or Lake

1 definition
a kind of pond

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Town in Ceylon

1 definition
Name of a town in Ceylon

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 8 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.