Captavarkkam, Capta-varkkam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Captavarkkam (சப்தவர்க்கம்) [capta-varkkam] noun < saptan +.

1. The seven elements constituting a Government according to the Hindu polity, viz., aracu, paṭai, kuṭi, kūḻ, amaiccu, naṭpu, araṇ; அரசு, படை, குடி, கூழ், அமைச்சு, நட்பு, அரண் என்ற அரசியற்குரிய ஏழுறுப்புக்கள். [arasu, padai, kudi, kuzh, amaichu, nadpu, aran enra arasiyarkuriya ezhuruppukkal.]

2. See சத்தவருக்கம் [sathavarukkam], 1.

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