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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVētaṉai (வேதனை) noun < vēdanā.
1. Difficulty, trouble; வருத்தம். வேதனை பெருகி [varutham. vethanai perugi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2506).
2. Pain, agony; நோவு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) கருப்பம் . . . வேதனை முதிர்ந்து காட்ட [novu. (pingalagandu) karuppam . . . vethanai muthirnthu katta] (பிரமோத்தரகாண்டம் [piramotharagandam] 6, 18).
3. (Buddhist Philosophy) Sensation of pain and pleasure, as a constituent element of being, one of pañca-kantam, q.v.; பஞ்சகந்தங்களுள் சுகமுந் துக்கமும் அவ்விரண்டின் கலப்புமான உணர்ச்சி. [panchaganthangalul sugamun thukkamum avvirandin kalappumana unarchi.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 30, 189-190, உரை. [urai.])
4. (Buddhist Philosophy) One of the twelve causes of existence; பிறவியின் காரணம் பன் னிரண்டனுள் ஒன்றான நுகர்ச்சி. [piraviyin karanam pan nirandanul onrana nugarchi.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 30, 46, உரை. [urai.])
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Vētaṉai (வேதனை) noun < vēdanā. (Jaina philosophy) A kind of karma; வேதநீயம் என்னுங் கருமம். [vethaniyam ennung karumam.]
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