Kariyavattai, Kāriyāvattai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kāriyāvattai (காரியாவத்தை) noun < kārya + avasthā.

1. (Śaiva Philosophy) Minor conditions of the soul in its embodied state, three in number, viz., காரியகேவலம், காரியசகலம், காரியசுத்தம் [kariyagevalam, kariyasagalam, kariyasutham] distinct from kāraṇāvattai; காரியகேவலம் காரியசகலம் காரியசுத்தம் என முத்திறப்பட்டதாய்ச் சரீரத்தைப் பெற்ற ஆன்மாவிற்கு உரியதாயுள்ள நிலை. [kariyagevalam kariyasagalam kariyasutham ena muthirappattathays sarirathaip perra anmavirku uriyathayulla nilai.]

2. (Śaiva Philosophy) Five states of the soul in each of the three minor conditions, viz., waking, dreaming, sleeping, sound sleeping and death-like trance; காரியா வத்தை மூன்றனுள் ஒவ்வொன்றிலும் ஆன்மாவிற்குள வாகிய சாக்கிராதி ஐந்துநிலைகள். [kariya vathai munranul ovvonrilum anmavirkula vagiya sakkirathi ainthunilaigal.]

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