Ashtatikkajam, Aṣṭatikkajam, Ashta-tikkajam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṣṭatikkajam (அஷ்டதிக்கஜம்) [aṣṭa-tikkajam] noun < idem. +. Elephants guarding the eight points of the compass, viz., E. ஐராவதம் [airavatham], South-East புண்டரீகம் [pundarigam], S. வாமனம் [vamanam], south-West குமுதம் [kumutham], W. அஞ்சனம் [anchanam], North-West புட்பதந்தம் [pudpathantham], N. சார்வபௌமம் [sarvapaumam], North-East சுப்பிரதீகம். [suppirathigam.] Their mates are respectively அப்பிரமை, கபிலை, பிங்களை, அனுபமை, தாமிரபருணி, சுதந்தி, அஞ்சனை, அஞ்சனாவதி. [appiramai, kapilai, pingalai, anupamai, thamiraparuni, suthanthi, anchanai, anchanavathi.] (சதுராகராதி [sathuragarathi])
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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Partial matches: Ashta.
Full-text: Tikkacam, Attatikkayam, Vamanam.
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