Civappirakacar, Civappirakācar: 1 definition
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Civappirakacar means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCivappirakācar (சிவப்பிரகாசர்) noun < idem. A Vīra-Śaiva ascetic, author of Pirapuliṅka-līlai, Naṉṉeṟi and some other works, 17th c.; பதினேழாம் நூற்றாண்டிலிருந்தவரும் பிரபுலிங்கலீலை நன் னெறி முதலிய நூல்களின் ஆசிரியரும் வீரசைவ மதத் தைச் சார்ந்தவருமாகிய ஒரு துறவி. [pathinezham nurrandilirunthavarum pirapulingalilai nan neri muthaliya nulkalin asiriyarum virasaiva mathath thais sarnthavarumagiya oru thuravi.]
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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