Ciravanam, Ciravaṇam, Cirāvaṇam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCiravaṇam (சிரவணம்) noun < śravaṇa.
1. Ear; காது. சீரார் வசனச் சுவைநோக் கிடுமென் சிர வணமே [kathu. sirar vasanas suvainog kidumen sira vaname] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 210, 500).
2. Listening, hearing; கேள்வி. நல்வேதாந்தத் தெளிவைச் சிர வணஞ்செயலே [kelvi. nalvethanthath thelivais sira vanancheyale] (சூதசங்கிதை ஞான. [suthasangithai gnanamirtham] 14, 10).
3. The 22nd nakṣatra; திருவோண நட்சத்திரம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thiruvona nadsathiram. (pingalagandu)]
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Cirāvaṇam (சிராவணம்) noun < śrāvaṇa.
1. Ceremony performed generally on the full-moon day in the month of Āvaṇi, when the study of the Vēdas is commenced with the investiture of a new sacred thread; பெரும்பாலும் ஆவணிப்பூர்ணிமையன்று புதுப்பூணால் தரித்தல் முதலிய பூர்வாங்கங்களுடன் வேதபாடந் தொடங்கும் சடங்கு. [perumbalum avanippurnimaiyanru puthuppunal tharithal muthaliya purvangangaludan vethapadan thodangum sadangu.]
2. Fifth lunar month roughly corresponding to Āvaṇi; சாந்திரமாசத்துள் ஐந்தாவது. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [santhiramasathul ainthavathu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Cirāvaṇam (சிராவணம்) noun < grāvan. Stone; கல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kal. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Cirāvaṇam (சிராவணம்) noun [Telugu: srāvaṇamu, K. śrāvaṇa.] Pincers; சாவணம். [savanam.]
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Ends with: Pancankaciravanam.
Full-text: Puttatuvataci, Pancankaciravanam, Vinayakacaturtti, Varalatcumiviratam, Shrijayanti.
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