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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAvastai (அவஸ்தை) noun < ava-sthā.
1. State, condition, situation; நிலை. [nilai.]
2. (Philoslophy) Conditions of the embodied soul, three in number, viz., சாக்கிரம், சொப்பனம், சுழுத்தி. [sakkiram, soppanam, suzhuthi.]
3. Stages of life, which are seven in number, viz., கர்ப்பாவஸ்தை, ஜன்மாவஸ்தை, பாலியாவஸ்தை, யௌவ னாவஸ்தை, ஜராவஸ்தை, மரணாவஸ்தை, நரகாவஸ்தை. (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி) [karppavasthai, janmavasthai, paliyavasthai, yauva navasthai, jaravasthai, maranavasthai, naragavasthai. (idu-muppatharuyirappadi)]
4. Agony; வேதனை. [vethanai.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avastai-nanasnanam, Avastaippucutal.
Ends with: Attiyavastai, Jakkiratavastai, Manmata-panavastai, Maranavastai, Narakavastai, Pancapanavastai, Saptavastai, Virakavastai, Viyavastai, Vyavastai.
Full-text: Avastaippucutal, Avastai-nanasnanam, Arattam.
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