Capam, Cāpam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCapam (சபம்) noun < japa. Recitation of mantras, prayer; செபம். சந்தியும் வந்தனையுஞ் சப மும் [sepam. santhiyum vanthanaiyugn sapa mum] (பிரமோத்தரகாண்டம் சிவயோகி. [piramotharagandam sivayogi.] 4).
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Capam (சபம்) noun < śapha.
1. Horse's hoof; குதிரைக் குளம்பு. [kuthiraig kulambu.]
2. Aerial roots, as of banyan; ஆலமரமுதலியவற்றின் விழுது. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [alamaramuthaliyavarrin vizhuthu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Capam (சபம்) noun probably from cāpa. [K. capa.] Bamboo. See மூங்கில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mungil. (pingalagandu)]
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Capam (சபம்) noun < śava. Corpse; பிணம். [pinam.] Local usage
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Cāpam (சாபம்) noun < śāpa. Curse, imprecation; தவத்தோர் சபித்துக் கூறும் மொழி. தடுப்பருஞ் சாபம் [thavathor sapithug kurum mozhi. thadupparugn sapam] (கம்பராமாயணம் அகலிகை. [kambaramayanam agaligai.] 7).
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Cāpam (சாபம்) noun < cāpa.
1. Bow; வில். சாபஞ்சாங்கம் சாத்திய கணைதுஞ்சு வியனகர் [vil. sapagn sathiya kanaithunchu viyanagar] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 121).
2. Sagittarius of the zodiac; தனுவிராசி. (திவா.) [thanuvirasi. (thiva.)]
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Cāpam (சாபம்) noun < śāba. The young of an animal; விலங்கின்குருளை. சாபவெங் கோளரி யென [vilanginkurulai. sapaveng kolari yena] (மகாபாரதம் சம்பவ. [magaparatham sambava.] 40).
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Cāpam (சாபம்) noun < śāpa. That which is prohibited or banned; விலக்கப்பட்டது. லோகத் தார் சாபமென்று ஆசௌசங் கொள்கின்றது மாம் ஸத்தையன்றே [vilakkappattathu. logath thar sapamenru asausang kolkinrathu mam sathaiyanre] (நீலகேசி [nilagesi], 341, உரை [urai]).
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: Capamani, Capamantapam, Capamocanam.
Ends with: Calacapam, Cantanaccapam, Carucapam, Intiracapam, Iticapam, Kaccapam, Kiruttinacarucapam, Pirapalicapam, Piraticapam, Sasuracapam, Varunacapam, Yamacapam, Yantiracapam.
Full-text (+11): Cantanaccapam, Capanai, Shapam, Calacapam, Yamacapam, Piraticapam, Capavicaranai, Varunacapam, Yantiracapam, Iticapam, Timoli, Capattitu, Capavelvi, Sasuracapam, Nam, Munpal, Tatuppu, Capavatam, Capamocanam, Intiracapam.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verse 4.23.7 < [Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana]
Verse 1.7.52 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.107 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.224 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.84 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 5.2.1 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Polika Polika)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 1.46 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
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