Ai-vakaivelvi, Aivakaivēḷvi, Aivakaivelvi, Ai-vakai-velvi, Aivakai-velvi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aivakaivēḷvi (ஐவகைவேள்வி) [ai-vakai-vēḷvi] noun < idem. +.

1. Five kinds of sacrifice which a householder is enjoined to perform daily, viz., கடவுள் வேள்வி, பிரமவேள்வி, பூதவேள்வி, மானிடவேள்வி, தென்புலத்தார்வேள்வி; பஞ்சமகாயாகம். [kadavul velvi, piramavelvi, puthavelvi, manidavelvi, thenpulatharvelvi; panchamagayagam.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 9, 10, 9.)

2. See ஐவகையாகம் [aivagaiyagam], 2.

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