Makaputam, Makāpuṭam, Maka-putam, Makāpūtam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Makāpuṭam (மகாபுடம்) [makā-puṭam] noun < idem. +. Calcination of metals by placing them in a heap of burning kāṭṭeru in a pit one cubit and a half square and two cubits deep; பூமியில் ஒன்றரை முழுச் சதுரமும், இரண்டுமுழ ஆழமுமுள்ள பள்ளத்தில் காட்டெருவையிட்டுப் போடும் புடம். [pumiyil onrarai muzhus sathuramum, irandumuzha azhamumulla pallathil katteruvaiyittup podum pudam.] Colloq.

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Makāpūtam (மகாபூதம்) [makā-pūtam] noun < mahā-bhūta. The five gross elements, opposed to taṉmāttirai; பிருதிவி முதலிய ஐம்பெரும்பூதங்கள். பூமி முதலான மகாபூதங்க ளைந்தும் [piruthivi muthaliya aimberumbuthangal. pumi muthalana magaputhanga lainthum] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 8, 33, உரை [urai]).

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