Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Tamil term or phrase:
செந்தாமரை
English translation:
red lotus
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Narasimhan Raghavan
Oct 31, 2006 19:07
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I know it's a name and a Magazine, but I would like to know its meaning. Thank you for your help!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | red lotus |
Narasimhan Raghavan
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| 5 | "red lotus" OR "glorious lotus" |
gopalan balachandhran
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| 5 | "red lotus" or |
gopalan balachandhran
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Proposed translations
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red lotus
The word "sen" has its root in "sivappu" meaning red. Thamari is lotus.
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Hannah Gunasingh
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gopalan balachandhran
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"red lotus" OR "glorious lotus"
I missed giving "glorious lotus" as one other translation. Hence this repetition.
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"red lotus" or
Mr.Raghavan's translation is one among the correct translations.
I would like to suggest that in "senthamarai", "sen" has its roots NOT in "sivappu" (as suggested by him) which is a noun, but in "sivandha" or "siRandha" both of which are adjectives.
"siRandha" means "glorious". Saraswathi, the Goddess of Learning, is shown to be sitting on white lotus; poets call her "SenthAmarai VANi". Here, "sen" means "siRandha". The red lotus on which Saraswathi alias VANi sits becomes a glorious lotus, due to having the previlege to seat Saraswathi.
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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2006-11-03 05:43:29 GMT) Post-grading
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'The red lotus on which Saraswathi alias VANi sits ..." SHOULD READ AS "The WHITE lotus on which Saraswathi alias VANi sits...".
I would like to suggest that in "senthamarai", "sen" has its roots NOT in "sivappu" (as suggested by him) which is a noun, but in "sivandha" or "siRandha" both of which are adjectives.
"siRandha" means "glorious". Saraswathi, the Goddess of Learning, is shown to be sitting on white lotus; poets call her "SenthAmarai VANi". Here, "sen" means "siRandha". The red lotus on which Saraswathi alias VANi sits becomes a glorious lotus, due to having the previlege to seat Saraswathi.
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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2006-11-03 05:43:29 GMT) Post-grading
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'The red lotus on which Saraswathi alias VANi sits ..." SHOULD READ AS "The WHITE lotus on which Saraswathi alias VANi sits...".
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