Carvani, Carvāṇi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCarvāṇi (சர்வாணி) noun < Śarvāṇī. Pārvatī, as the spouse of Śarva; [சர்வனுடைய மனைவி] பார்வதி. [[sarvanudaiya manaivi] parvathi.] (சிவரகசியம் தாருகன். [sivaragasiyam tharugan.] 30.)
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Carvāṇi (சர்வாணி) noun < sarvāṇi nominative pl. of sarva. Distribution of small money gifts to every one in a company of Brahmins; பிரா மணக் கூட்டத்துள் எல்லார்க்கும் ஒப்பக்கொடுக்கும் பூரிதட்சிணை. [pira manag kuttathul ellarkkum oppakkodukkum purithadsinai.] Brāh.
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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