Carppacanti, Carppacānti, Carppa-canti: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCarppacānti (சர்ப்பசாந்தி) [carppa-cānti] noun < idem. +. Rites in expiation of the sin of cobra-killing in past births, performed with a view to beget long-lived offspring; குழந்தை பிறந்து இறந்திடாமல் நீண்ட ஆயுளோடு வாழ்ந்திருக்கவேண்டித் தாம் முற் பிறவியில் நல்லபாம்பைக் கொன்றதனாலுண்டான தோஷத்தை நிவர்த்திசெய்யும் சடங்கு. [kuzhanthai piranthu iranthidamal ninda ayulodu vazhnthirukkavendith tham mur piraviyil nallapambaig konrathanalundana thoshathai nivarthiseyyum sadangu.]
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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