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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCāttāvattai (சாத்தாவத்தை) [cattārttam] noun < śabda + artha. Literal meaning; சொல்லின்படி அமைந்த பொருள். [sollinpadi amaintha porul.] (சித்தாந்த மரபு [sithanda marapu] 18.)
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Cattāvattai (சத்தாவத்தை) noun < saptan +. (Advaita Philosophy) The seven states of the soul from ignorance and self-delusion to the knowledge of Brahman and consequent felicity, viz., aññāṉam, āvaraṇam, viṭcēpam, parōṭcañāṉam, aparōṭcañāṉam, cōka-nivartti, taṭaiyaṟṟa-v-āṉantam; சீவான்மூவுக்கு நிகழக்கூடிய அஞ்ஞானம் ஆவரணம் விட்சேபம் பரோட்சஞானம் அபரோட்ச ஞானம் சோகநிவர்த்தி தடையற்றவானந்தம் என்னும் எழுவகை நிலைகள். [sivanmuvukku nigazhakkudiya ajnanam avaranam vidsepam parodsagnanam aparodsa gnanam soganivarthi thadaiyarravanantham ennum ezhuvagai nilaigal.] (உபநிடதம் [upanidatham] 17, உரை. [urai.])
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