Upatanam, Upatāṉam, Upātāṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUpatāṉam (உபதானம்) noun < upādāna. See உபாதானகாரணம். அவையிதற்கே யுபதானமாகும் [upathanagaranam. avaiyitharke yupathanamagum] (மகாபாரதம் இராச. [magaparatham irasa.] 4).
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Upatāṉam (உபதானம்) noun < upa-dhāna.
1. Pillow, cushion; தலையணை. (திவா.) [thalaiyanai. (thiva.)]
2. Foundation; அஸ்திவாரம். [asthivaram.] (W.)
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Upātāṉam (உபாதானம்) noun < upā-dāna.
1. See உபாதானகாரணம். உலகமேருபாதான மின் றெனி னின்று [upathanagaranam. ulagamerupathana min reni ninru] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 14, 9).
2. Dole of uncooked rice; அரிசிப்பிச்சை. [arisippichai.]
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Upatāṉam (உபதானம்) noun perhaps from upadhāna. Religious observance; விரதம். (நாநார்த்த.) [viratham. (nagarthathipigai)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Ananupatanam.
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