Takkakan, Takkakaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Takkakaṉ (தக்ககன்) noun < takṣaka.

1. A divine serpent. See தக்கன்². [thakkan².] தக்கன் பயந்த பார மாசுணம் [thakkan payantha para masunam] (மகாபாரதம் காண்டவ. [magaparatham kandava.] 42).

2. A person born of a Brahmin mother and Ukkiraṉ father; அந்தணமாதுக்கும் உக்கிரன் சாதியானுக்கும் பிறந்த வன். [anthanamathukkum ukkiran sathiyanukkum pirantha van.] (சூதசங்கிதை சிவமான்மிய. [suthasangithai sivamanmiya.] 12, 25.)

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