[tan tun] 1 A thread, cord, wire, string, line; ciṃtāsaṃtatitaṃtu Māl. 5. 10; Me. 70.

2 A cob-web; R. 16. 20.

3 A filament; bisataṃtuguṇa- sya kāritaṃ Ku. 4. 29.

4 An off- spring, issue, race.

5 A shark.

6 The Supreme Being. Comp. kāṣṭhaṃ a piece of wood or brush used by weavers for cleaning threads. kīṭaḥ a silk-worm. nāgaḥ a (large) shark. niryārsaḥ the palmyra tree. nābhaḥ a spider. parvat...