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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUpatēcam (உபதேசம்) noun < upa-dēśa.
1. Spiritual instruction, teaching of doctrine; ஞா னபோதனை. [gna napothanai.] (சிவஞான போதம் [sivagnana potham] 3, 6, சிற். பக். [sir. pag.] 76.)
2. Initiation into the mysteries of religion, by communication of the mantras; மந்திரோபதேசம். [manthiropathesam.] (விதானமாலை நல்வினை. [vithanamalai nalvinai.] 15.)
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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