# ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tamraparni 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). - **SLP1:** `tAmraparRI` **IAST:** tāmraparṇī **Devanagari:** ताम्रपर्णी - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamraparni - **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tamraparni/declensions.md - **Other headwords romanised the same way:** ताम्रपर्णि (tāmraparṇi) ## Meanings by context ### The Tāmraparṇī River (4 definitions) - A river rising in Malaya and celebrated for its pearls *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > N. of a river (rising in Malaya; celebrated for its pearls; cf. Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) p. 324 ), Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 8340; vi, 252; Hariv.; VarBṛS. (once metrically ° र्णि (°rṇi), lxxxi, 2 ), Raghuvaṃśa (Title) iv, 50; Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) iv f. &c. [ ID=84125 ] - name of a river rising in the Malaya mountain *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 1194-a ] ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) N. of a river rising in the Malaya mountain. It appears to be the same as the Tāmbaravāri of the present day which rises in the eastern declivity of the western Ghats, runs through the ( pb ) district of Tinnevelly, and falls into the gulf of Manar; cf. Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 4. 49, 50 and Bālarāmāyaṇa (Benares) 10. 56. [ ID=32127 ] - name of a river rising in Malaya *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 307-30 ] ताम्र - पर्णी (tāmra-parṇī) f. name of a river rising in Malaya. [ ID=15467 ] - a river flowing from the Malaya hills through sandal wood regions to the southern ocean, famous for pearls and shells *The Purana Index* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 2-016 ] Tāmraparṇī (I) — a R. of the Kulācala hill in Bhārata- varṣa, 1 and in Drāviḍa. 2 Visited by Balarāma; 3 from the Malaya Hills flowing through sandal wood regions; famous for pearls and conch; fit for śrāddha offerings; 4 sacred to Pitṛs; 5 flows towards the southern ocean; at its confluence with the ocean are produced conches, shells and pearls. 6 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. IV. 28. 35; V. 19. 18.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. XI. 5. 39.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. X. 79. 16.] [ Footnote: 4) Br. II. 16. 36; III. 13. 24-7; IV. 33. 52; Vi. II. 3. 13.] [ Footnote: 5) M. 22. 49; 114. 30.] [ Footnote: 6) Vā. 77. 24-5.] [ ID=5404 ] ### 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* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 373 ] ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) f. ( - र्णी (-rṇī) ) 1 A large pond or lake. 2 The name of a river in the peninsula, and of the district in its vicinity. [ ID=17332 ] - 1. A large pond or lake. 2. Name of a river. *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 329-b ] ताम्र - पर्णी (tāmra-parṇī) ( र्णी ) ((rṇī)) 3. f. A large pond or lake; name of a river. [ ID=16804 ] - 1. A large pond or lake. 2. The name of a river in the peninsula and its surrounding district. *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 310-a ] ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) f. ( - र्णी (-rṇī) ) 1. A large point or lake. 2. The name of a river in the peninsula, and of the district in its vicinity. [ ID=17315 ] ### A Geographical Region or Island (Tāmraparṇa-dvīpa) (2 definitions) - The name of a region in Bharata Varsha *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H3) [Printed book page 443,2] ताम्र (tāmra) — पर्ण (—parṇa) n. N. of part of Bhārata Varṣa (= - द्वीप (-dvīpa) ), Golādhyāya (subtitle) iii, 41 [ ID=84121 ] - This entry contains a textual citation from the Vishnu Purana rather than a standalone definition. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > ( ° म्र - वर्ण (°mra-varṇa) ), Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) ii, 3, 6 [ ID=84122 ] ### A Holy Site (Tīrtha) and a Mountain (1 definition) - 1. A sacred bathing place. 2. A mountain. *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata* > ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī) [Printed book page 673-2 ] Tāmraparṇī 1, a tīrtha. § 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.): III, 88, 8340 (in the south).—Do. 2, a mountain (= Malaya). § 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 6, 252 (C. has T°ī śilā, but B. reads tāmraparṇaśilaḥ, sc. Malayaparvataḥ ). [ ID=10737 ] ### A Mythological Person (1 definition) - a daughter of Satyabhama *The Purana Index* > Tāmraparṇī (II) — a daughter of Satyabhāmā. Br. III. 71. 248; Vā. 96. 240. [ ID=5405 ] ### A Plant (Rubia Munjista) (1 definition) - Rubia Munjista *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H3B) [Printed book page 443,2] ताम्र (tāmra) — पर्णी (—parṇī) f. Rubia Munjista, Npr. [ ID=84123 ] ### A Pond or Lake (1 definition) - a kind of pond *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a kind of pond, L. [ ID=84124 ] ### A Town in Ceylon (1 definition) - Name of a town in Ceylon *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > ( g. वरणा (varaṇā) दी (dī) ) N. of a town in Ceylon, W. [ ID=84126 ] ## Sources Definitions from 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, University of Cologne. The Sanskrit Lexicon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanskrit-lexicon-dictionary/id6746787546