Katorkacan, Kaṭōṟkacaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭōṟkacaṉ (கடோற்கசன்) noun < Ghaṭōtkaca. Lit. bald-headed powerful giant, name of the son of Bhīma and Hiḍimbā; வீமனுக்கு இடும் பியிடம் பிறந்த அரக்கன். [vimanukku idum piyidam pirantha arakkan.] (மகாபாரதம் வேத்திர. [magaparatham vethira.] 30.)

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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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