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Irukkai (இருக்கை) noun < இரு-. [iru-.] [Telugu: iruvu, K. iravu, M. irippu.]
1. Sitting; உட்கார்ந்திருக் கை. பார்வலிருக்கை [udkarnthirug kai. parvalirukkai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 3, 19).
2. Seat; ஆசனம். [asanam.] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar] 143.)
3. Residence, dwelling, situation; இருப்பிடம். [iruppidam.]
4. Residential quarters, as in a village; குடியிருப்பு. தண்பணை தழீஇய தளரா விருக்கை [kudiyiruppu. thanpanai thazhiiya thalara virukkai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 242).
5. Sign of the Zodiac, as the seat of the planets; கோள்க ளிருக்கு மிராசி. [kolka lirukku mirasi.] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 11, 3.)
6. Posture of two kinds, viz., திரிதரவுள்ள விருக்கை [thiritharavulla virukkai] 'moving posture', திரிதரவில்லாவிருக்கை [thiritharavillavirukkai] 'motionless posture' mentioned in the treatise on painting. (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 8, 25, உரை. [urai.])
7. Town, village; ஊர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ur. (pingalagandu)]
8. Temple; கோயில். நீலகேசிியிருக்கை [koyil. niliyirukkai] (கந்தபு. மார்க்க. [kanthapu. markka.] 144).
9. Waiting for an opportunity to open hostilities or to commence war; அரசர்போர்புரியக்காலங் கருதி யிருக்கும் இருப்பு. [arasarporpuriyakkalang karuthi yirukkum iruppu.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 9, 37, உரை. [urai.])
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Starts with: Irukkaiyutaval.
Full-text (+16): Cul-akalirukkai, Nan-makilirukkai, Oppatiyirukkai, Por-kalanirukkai, Tiritaravullavirukkai, Irukkaiyutaval, Perirukkai, Peru-nalirukkai, Nalirukkai, Kalanirukkai, Urirukkai, Katiyirukkai, Tiritaravillavirukkai, Kutiyirukkai, Kalavirukkai, Urkattitam, Pakalirukkai, Curacurappu, Ayamukam, Etircelavu.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 1482: Greatness of Sanmargis < [Tantra Five (aintam tantiram) (verses 1419-1572)]
Verse 1664: Ten appurtenances of Siva Yogins < [Tantra Six (aram tantiram) (verses 1573-1703)]
Verse 1067: Adore Her in Song < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 72 < [Tamil-English-Bengali (1 volume)]
Page 167 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 289 < [Tamil-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
108 Tirupathi Anthathi (English translation) (by Sri Varadachari Sadagopan)
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 5.2.9 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Polika Polika)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Chronology of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 2 - From Karma to Love < [Volume 4.2.2 - Philosophy of Soul]