Cancaram, Cañcaram, Cañcāram: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cañcaram (சஞ்சரம்) noun < sañ-cāra.

1. See சஞ்சலம் [sanchalam],

2. சஞ்சரத் திரைக்கரங்களால் [sancharath thiraikkarangalal] (மகாபாரதம் சம்பவ. [magaparatham sambava.] 40).

2. cf. saṃsāra. Body; உடல். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [udal. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]

3. Way, path; வழி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [vazhi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Cañcāram (சஞ்சாரம்) noun < sañ-cāra.

1. Travelling, touring; யாத்திரை. [yathirai.]

2. Movement, frequenting; நடமாட்டம். [nadamattam.]

3. Natural habitat; அமைக்கப்படாது இயற்கையில் அமைந்த விடுதி. [amaikkappadathu iyarkaiyil amaintha viduthi.] Local usage

4. Immoral life; நெறிதப்பிய ஒழுக்கம். [nerithappiya ozhukkam.]

5. (Nāṭya.) One of the five modes of stepping in a dance; நடனத்திற்குரிய பாதவைப்புவகை ஐந்தனுள் ஒன்று. [nadanathirkuriya pathavaippuvagai ainthanul onru.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 12, பக். [pag.] 81, கீழ்க்குறிப்பு. [kizhkkurippu.])

6. (Music) Modulations of the voice in singing the notes of the gamut; ஆரோகண அவரோகணக் கலப்பு. [arogana avaroganag kalappu.] (W.)

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Cañcāram (சஞ்சாரம்) noun < saṃ-sāra. See சமுசாரம். [samusaram.] Vulgar usage

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Cañcāram (சஞ்சாரம்) noun < sañcāra. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

1. Contagious disease; தொற்று வியாதி. [thorru viyathi.]

2. Nāgaratna, a fabulous gem; நாக ரத்தினம். [naga rathinam.]

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