Akankaram, Akaṅkaram, Akaṅkāram: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAkaṅkaram (அகங்கரம்) noun < ahaṃ-kāra. Self-love, egotism; அகங்காரம். [agangaram.] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் வைராக்.. [gnanavasittam vairag..] 85.)
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Akaṅkāram (அகங்காரம்) noun < ahaṃ-kāra.
1. Self-love, egotism; நானென்னும் அபிமானம். [nanennum apimanam.] (பாரதம் கௌசிக. [paratham kausiga.] 84.)
2. Conceit, arrogance, haughtiness; செருக்கு. [serukku.]
3. Anger; கோபம். [kopam.] Colloq.
4. (Advaita Philosophy) Conception of self as being identical with the antaḥ-karaṇa; அந்தக்கரணமே ஆத் மாவென்னு மபிமானம். [anthakkaraname ath mavennu mapimanam.]
5. (Sāṅkhya.) Conception of individuality, one of 25 tattvas; ஒரு தத்துவம். [oru thathuvam.] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 27, உரை. [urai.])
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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