Makaramukam, Makara-mukam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Makaramukam (மகரமுகம்) [makara-mukam] noun < idem. +. (Nāṭya.) A gesture with one hand in which the thumb and the forefinger are held upright while the other fingers are held together and apart from them; பெருவிரலும் சுட்டுவிரலும் நிமிர்ந்துகூட ஒழிந்த மூன்றுவிரலும் தம்முளொன்றி வேறாய் நிற்கும் இணையாவினைக்கை. [peruviralum suttuviralum nimirnthuguda ozhintha munruviralum thammulonri veray nirkum inaiyavinaikkai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உரை. [urai.])

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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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