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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaritai (சரிதை) noun < carita.
1. See சரித்திரம். வேடம் பலவாஞ் சரிதை கண்டேன் [sarithiram. vedam palavagn sarithai kanden] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 830, 3).
2. (Śaiva Philosophy) See சரியை. சரிதைநற்றிணை கிரியை யோகம் [sariyai. sarithainar kiriyai yogam] (பிரபுலிங்கலீலை சித்தரா. [pirapulingalilai sithara.] 69).
3. Alms; பிட்சை. இன்றுநீர் சரிதை போகி நம்மிடை வருக [pidsai. inrunir sarithai pogi nammidai varuga] (யசோதர. [yasothara.] 1, 22).
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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Ends with: Cupacaritai, Jivacaritai, Tinacaritai.
Full-text (+65): Jivacaritai, Cupacaritai, Iravalalan, Kalaikkol, Purvakatai, Ilamantalam, Onan, Vannakkatci, Elaiyalan, Kotanukoti, Manakinan, Manina, Ilancuriyar, Arum-pakaitollayiram, Parakaviyam, Verrippatu, Manaparanan, Ati-maturakavi, Kalampiti, Timpan.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Nayanar 39: Kootruva (Kurruva) < [Volume 4.1.1 - A comparative study of the Shaivite saints the Thiruthondathogai]
Chapter 2 - The Hymns, their Compilation and their Name < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Precursors of the Viśiṣṭādvaita Philosophy < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]