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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Curitakam (சுரிதகம்) noun < சுரி-¹ [suri-¹] + அகம். [agam.]

1. Short final lines of certain kinds of kali verse; கலிப்பாவகையின் இறுதியுறுப்பு. [kalippavagaiyin iruthiyuruppu.] (யாப்பருங்கலக் காரிகை, செய். [yapparungalag karigai, sey.] 12, உரை. [urai.])

2. Eight-line stanza in dialogues of a drama; கூத்தில் சொல்நிகழும்வகையில் வரும் எட்டடிப்பாட்டு. [kuthil solnigazhumvagaiyil varum ettadippattu.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 13, உரை. [urai.])

3. An ornament fastened to the hair with a screw; ஒருவகைத்தலையணி. சுரிதக வுருவினதாகி [oruvagaithalaiyani. surithaga vuruvinathagi] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 86).

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