Tapovanam, Tapōvaṉam, Tapo-vanam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTapōvaṉam (தபோவனம்) [tapō-vaṉam] noun < tapō-vana. Forest where ascetics perform penance; தவம் புரியும் வனம். அம்முனிப்பெருங்கதை கடவுளுந் தபோ வன மடைந்தனன் [thavam puriyum vanam. ammunipperung kadavulun thapo vana madainthanan] (மகாபாரதம் சம்ப. [magaparatham samba.] 30).
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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