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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUrivai (உரிவை) noun < உரி²-. [uri²-.]
1. Skin, hide, peel, rind; தோல். காரானை யீருரிவைப் போர்வை யானை [thol. karanai yirurivaip porvai yanai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 13, 8).
2. Stripping, peeling off, flaying; உரிக்கை. மதகரி யுரிவை செய்தவர் [urikkai. mathagari yurivai seythavar] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 578, 3).
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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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Symbology of wearing skins in Shaivism < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Chapter 3.4 - Gajaha-murti (the story of killing Gajasura) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]