1. tan cl. 1. 10. °nati , tAnayati , to believe in Dhātup. ; ‘to assist’ or ‘to afflict with pain’, ib.
2. tan (= √ stan ) cl. 4. °nyati ( aor. 2. sg. tatanas ) to resound, roar, RV. i, 38, 14 ; vi, 38, 2 ; [ cf. τόνος &c.]
3. tan cl. 8. P. Ā. °no/ti , °nute/ (3. pl. °nva/te [ A/- and vi-tanvate/ , RV. ] AV. xii, 1, 13 ; Impv. °nu [ a/va and vi/-tanuhi , RV. ; cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 106 , Vārtt. 1, Pat. ] RV. i, 120, 11 ; °nuzva , RV. ; Subj. 2. sg. °nuTAs , v, 79, 9 ; 1. du. °navAvahE , i, 170, 4 ; impf. 3. pl. a/tanvata , x, 90, 6 ; AV. vii, 5, 4 ; pf. P. tatA/na , once tAt° , RV. i, 105, 12 ; 2. sg. tata/nTa [ RV. ], class. teniTa [ Pāṇ. vii, 2, 64 , Kāś. ]; Ā. 1. 2. 3. sg. [ A/- ] tatane , [aBi/-]tatnize , [vi/-]tatne , RV. ; 3. sg. irr. tate , i, 83, 5 ; 3. pl. tatnire/ [ 164, 5 vi/- , AV. xiv, 1, 45 ] or ten° [ iv, 14, 4 ( vi- ) &c.; cf. Pāṇ. vi, 4, 99 ]; aor. P. a/tan , RV. vi, 61, 9 ; [A/-]atAn , 67, 6 ; AV. ix, 4, 1 ; [ pa/ri- , vi/- ] atanat , RV. ; [anv-A/] atAMsIt , VS. xv, 53 ; atAnIt , MaitrS. ; tata/nat , [aBi/-]°ta/nAma , °ta/nan , RV. ; 2. pl. atanizwa , Pāṇ. ii, 4, 79 , Kāś. ; 3. du. atAnizwAm , Bhaṭṭ. xv, 91 ; Ā. atata or atanizwa , ataTAs or atanizWAs , Pāṇ. ii, 4, 79 ; 3. pl. a/tnata , RV. ; tata/nanta , i, 52, 11 ; 1. sg. atasi pl. ataMsmahi , Br. ; fut. 2nd taMsya/te , ŚBr. ; fut. 1st [vi-]tAyitA , BhP. viii, 13, 36 ; p. pr. tanva/t , °vAna/ ; pf. tatanva/s ; ind.p. tatvA , °tvA/ya , -ta/tya , Br. ; [ vi- ] tAya , BhP. vii, 10, 2 ; inf. tantum , Br. ; Pass. tAya/te , RV. i, 110, 1 & [ p. °ya/mAna ] x, 17, 7 ; AV. &c.; tanyate , Pāṇ. vi, 4, 44 ; aor. atAyi , Br. ) to extend, spread, be diffused (as light) over, shine, extend towards, reach to, RV. &c.; to be protracted, continue, endure, RV. ; to stretch (a cord), extend or bend (a bow), spread, spin out, weave, RV. &c.; to emboss, ŚBr. xiv, 7, 2, 5 ; to prepare (a way for), RV. i, 83, 5 ; to direct (one's way, gatim ) towards, Nalod. i, 20 ; to propagate (one's self or one's family, tanUs , tantum ), Hariv. 2386 ; BhP. ii, 3, 8 ; to (spread i.e. to) speak (words), Daś. i, 87 ; to protract, RV. v, 79, 9 ; Kathās. li, 226 ; to put forth, show, manifest, display, augment, Ragh. iii, 25 ; Śak. ; Bhartṛ. &c. ( Pass. to be put forth or extended, increase, Bhaṭṭ. ); to accomplish, perform (a ceremony), RV. ; VS. ii, 13 ; AV. iv, 15, 16 ; ŚBr. &c.; to sacrifice, xiii, 2, 5, 2 ; Kauś. 127 ; to compose (a literary work), Hemac. ; Caurap. , Sch. ; to render (any one thirsty, double acc. ), Kuval. 455 : Desid. titanizati , °taMsati , °tAMs° , Pāṇ. vi, 4, 17 ; vii, 2, 49 , Kāś. : Intens. tantanyate , tantanIti , vi, 4, 44 & vii, 4, 85 , Kāś. ; [ cf. τάνομαι , τείνω &c.]
tan I. 8 U. ( tanoti, tanute, tatAna , tene, ata-tA-nIt, tanituM, tata ; pass. tanyate or tAyate ; desid. titaMsati, titAMsati , titanizati ) 1 To stretch, extend, lengthen, lengthen out; vAhvoH sakarayostatayoH Ak. 2 To spread, shed, diffuse; Bk. 2. 3 , 10. 32 , 15. 91 ; Ku. 2. 33. 3 To cover, fill; sa tamIM tamoBiraBigamya tatAM Śi. 9. 23 ; Ki. 5. 11. 4 To cause, produce, form, give, grant, bestow; tvayi vimuKe mayi sapadi suDAniDirapi tanute tanudAhaM Gīt. 4 ; piturmudaM tena tatAna so'rBakaH R. 3. 25 ; 7. 7 ; U. 3. 39 ; Māl. 9. 43 ; yo durjanaM vaSayituM tanute manIzAM Bv. 1. 95 , 10. 5 To perform, do, accomplish (as a sacrifice); iti kzitISo navatiM navADikAM mahAkratUnAM mahanIyaSAsanaH . samArurukzurdivamAyuzaH kzaye tatAna sopAnaparaMparAmiva .. R. 3. 69 ; Ms. 4. 205. 6 To compose, write (as a work &c.); as in nAmnAM mAlAM tanomyahaM or tanute wIkAM . 7 To stretch or bend (as a bow). 8 To spin out, weave. 9 To propagate, or be propagated. 10 To continue, last. 11 To protract, prolong, augment. 12 To emboss. 13 To prepare (a way for). 14 To direct one's way towards. [ cf. L. tendo ]. II. 1 P. , 10 U. ( tanati , ( pb ) tAnayati-te ) 1 To confide, trust, place confidence in. 2 To help, assist, aid. 3 To pain or afflict with disease. 4 To be harmless. 5 To sound.
tan f. Ved. 1 Continuation, diffusion. 2 Offspring, posterity.