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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKarumam (கருமம்) noun < karman.
1. Action; work; deed; செயல். (திவா.) [seyal. (thiva.)]
2. Fruit of deeds, accumulating in three ways, viz., சஞ்சிதம், பிராரத் தம், ஆகாமியம் [sanchitham, pirarath tham, agamiyam]; fate; வினைப்பயன். கரும வரிசையாற் கல்லாதார் பின்னும், பெருமை யுடையாருஞ் சேறல் [vinaippayan. karuma varisaiyar kallathar pinnum, perumai yudaiyarugn seral] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 249).
3. Business; profession, occupation; தொழில். தவஞ்செய்வார் தங்கருமஞ் செய்வார் [thozhil. thavancheyvar thangarumagn seyvar] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 266).
4. Religious rites; duties that are enjoined by the Śāstras; வேதசம்மதமான சடங்கு. [vethasammathamana sadangu.]
5. Moral duty; specific obligation; கடமைச் செயல். கானப்பேர் கைதொழல் கருமமே [kadamais seyal. kanapper kaithozhal karumame] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 897, 10).
6. Funeral ceremonies; உத்தரகிரியை. [utharagiriyai.]
7. (Grammar) Object of a verb; செயப்படுபொருள். [seyappaduporul.] (வீரசோழீயம் வேற்றுமை. [virasozhiyam verrumai.] 1.)
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Karumam (கருமம்) noun < gharma. Heat; உஷ்ணம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ushnam. (pingalagandu)]
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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Starts with: Karumam-allacarpu, Karumamimancai, Karumamirtam, Karumampuri, Karumamulam.
Ends with (+10): Alarkarumam, Antiyakarumam, Attakarumam, Camayakarumam, Carkarumam, Catakarumam, Cira-karakarumam, Cotacakarumam, Ilakkanakkarumam, Kamiyakarumam, Makatkarumam, Merkarumam, Naimittakarumam, Navakarumam, Nishkamiyakarumam, Nitkamiyakarumam, Nittakarumam, Nittiyakarumam, Pacukarumam, Parikarumam.
Full-text (+48): Catakarumam, Antiyakarumam, Nittakarumam, Attakarumam, Pintakarumam, Nishkamiyakarumam, Piratakkarumam, Piretakarumam, Camayakarumam, Punniyakarumam, Turkkarumam, Merkarumam, Cira-karakarumam, Cotacakarumam, Pirarattam, Karumappali, Naimittakarumam, Aparakkiriyai, Navakarumam, Pancaparivarttanai.
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Pasuram 2.7.6 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (kecavan tamar)]
Pasuram 3.5.1 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Moym mam pum polil)]
Sivaprakasam (Study in Bondage and Liberation) (by N. Veerappan)
Consequential bondages < [Chapter 2 - Bondage]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Nayanar 20: Chandeshvara (Candesvara) < [Volume 4.1.1 - A comparative study of the Shaivite saints the Thiruthondathogai]