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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAvittai (அவித்தை) noun < a-vidyā.
1. Ignorance, spiritual ignorance; அஞ்ஞானம். [ajnanam.] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் அவித்தியாபுர. [pirapothasandirothayam avithiyapura.] 4.)
2. Illusion personified, Māyā; மாயை. [mayai.] (சூதசங்கிதை சிவமா. [suthasangithai sivama.] 8, 10.)
3. The soul’s impurity. See ஆவணம். [avanam.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 84.)
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Avittai (அவித்தை) [a-vittai] noun < a-vidyā.
1. One of pañca-k-kilēcam; பஞ்சக்கிலேசங்களு ளொன்று. [panchakkilesangalu lonru.] (ஸ்ரீ விசாரந்திரோதயம் பக். [sri visarandirothayam pag.] 335.)
2. Delusion of mind; மோகம். (நாநார்த்த.) [mogam. (nagarthathipigai)]
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: Avittailam.
Ends with: Ancanavittai, Anka-cetanavittai, Calavittai, Castiravittai, Cattiravittai, Cuniyavittai, Ilavanavittai, Kai-mayavittai, Kapatavittai, Kulavittai, Kuttiravittai, Malavittai, Maranavittai, Mayavittai, Mokanavittai, Piramavittai, Takaravittai, Tavittai, Tushtavittai.
Full-text: Mayapancakam, Avittiyai, Opati.
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