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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconIyaṟkai (இயற்கை) noun < இயல்-. [iyal-.]
1. Nature, disposition, inherent quality; சுபாவம். [supavam.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 4, 9, 1.)
2. That which is natural; opposed to செயற்கை. இயற்கையல்லன செயற்கையிற்றோன்றினும் [seyarkai. iyarkaiyallana seyarkaiyirronrinum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 35).
3. Custom, practice; வழக்கம். உலகத் தியற்கை யறிந்து செயல் [vazhakkam. ulagath thiyarkai yarinthu seyal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 637).
4. Distinguishing characteristic; இலக்கணம். பிரமசாரி யியற் கையைத் தெரித்த வாறும் [ilakkanam. piramasari yiyar kaiyaith theritha varum] (கூர்மபுராணம் அநுக்கி. [kurmapuranam anukki.] 23).
5. State, condition, circumstances; நிலைமை. வறுமையான இயற்கை. [nilaimai. varumaiyana iyarkai.] (W.)
6. Opinion, conviction, belief; கொள்கை. பெரியவரியற்கை [kolkai. periyavariyarkai] (கம்பராமாயணம் அயோத். மந்திர. [kambaramayanam ayoth. manthira.] 63).
7. Instrument, tool; பணிமுட்டு. [panimuttu.] (J.)
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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Starts with: Iyarkai-unarvinanatal, Iyarkaikkunam, Iyarkaipporul, Iyarkaippunarcci, Iyarkaiyalapetai, Iyarkaiyarivu, Iyarkaiyinpam.
Full-text (+8): Iyarkaikkunam, Iyarkai-unarvinanatal, Teyaviyarkai, Iyarkaiyarivu, Iyarkaippunarcci, Iyarkaipporul, Iyarkaiyinpam, Iyarkaiyalapetai, Toluvatu, Mikarkai, Kamavayil, Matinutpam, Metavilacam, Ceyyakkolam, Kulappakai, Canmappakai, Meyttakai, Acarcarakku, Ceyarkai, Nannir.
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Pasuram 4.9.5 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Nannatar Muruvalippa)]
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3 - The final goal < [Volume 4.2.3 - Philosophy of God]
A critical study of the Tamil Brahmi insciptions < [Volume 34 (1972)]
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
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