Carppaciram, Carppa-ciram: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Carppaciram (சர்ப்பசிரம்) [carppa-ciram] noun < idem. +. (Nāṭya.) A hand pose which consists in joining the five fingers of a hand and bending them in the form of serpent’s hood; பாம்பின் படம்போல ஐந்து விரல்களையும் நெருக்கி உள்வளைக் கும் அபிநயக்கை [pambin padambola ainthu viralkalaiyum nerukki ulvalaig kum apinayakkai] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் பாவ. [magaparatham pava.] 23.)

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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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