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Avattai (அவத்தை) noun < ava-sthā.
1. State, condition, situation; நிலை. [nilai.]
2. Agony; வேதனை. அன்னவ ளவத்தை கண்டாங் கிளையவன் [vethanai. annava lavathai kandang kilaiyavan] (உத்தரரா. சீதைவன. [utharara. sithaivana.] 61).
3. Condition of mind in love, one of ten stages, viz., காட்சி, வேட்கை. ஒரு தலையுள்ளுதல், மெலிதல், ஆக்கஞ்செப்பல், நாணுவரை யிறத்தல், நோக்குவவெல்லா மவையேபோறல், மறத்தல், மயக்கம், சாக்காடு. [kadsi, vedkai. oru thalaiyulluthal, melithal, akkancheppal, nanuvarai yirathal, nokkuvavella mavaiyeporal, marathal, mayakkam, sakkadu.] (அகப்பொருள் விளக்கம் [agapporul vilakkam] 36, உரை. [urai.])
4. (Śaiva Philosophy) Condition of the soul which is of two kinds, viz., காரணாவத்தை, காரியாவத்தை. [karanavathai, kariyavathai.]
5. (Śaiva Philosophy) Threefold aspect of God, viz., இலயம், போகம், அதிகாரம். [ilayam, pogam, athigaram.]
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Avattai (அவத்தை) noun < ava-sthā. (நாநார்த்த. [nagarthathipigai])
1. States of the embodied soul, five according to Śaivites and three according to others; ஆன்மாவுக்குண்டாஞ் சாக்கிர முதலிய நிலை. [anmavukkundagn sakkira muthaliya nilai.]
2. Stages of human life; பாலிய முதலிய மானுட பருவங்கள். [paliya muthaliya manuda paruvangal.]
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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Starts with: Avattai-pirayokam, Avattaicovattai.
Full-text: Avattai-pirayokam, Meyyavattai, Ai-kanaiavattai, Melalavattai, Kilalavattai, Vetkai, Avattaicovattai, Nokkuva-ellam-avaiyeporal, Cakalavattai, Niruvitayanantam, Karanavattai, Akkanceppal, Nanu-varaiirattal, Oru-talaiullutal, Karanacuttam, Pokam, Karanakevalam, Ilayam, Atikaram.
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