Maliyavan, Māliyavāṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMāliyavāṉ (மாலியவான்) noun < Mālyavān.
1. A Rākṣasa, grandfather and chief counsellor of Rāvaṇa; இராவணன் பாட்டனும் தலைமை யமைச்சனுமான அரக்கன். [iravanan pattanum thalaimai yamaichanumana arakkan.] (கம்பராமாயணம் இலங்கைகா. [kambaramayanam ilangaiga.] 6.)
2. A mount; ஒரு மாலை. [oru vaithiya malaiyagarathi] (கந்தபு. அண்டகோ. [kanthapu. andago.] 34.)
3. Temple with 513 towers and 65 floors; 513 சிகரங்களையும் [sigarangalaiyum] 65 மேனிலைக்கட்டுக்களையுமுடைய கோயில். [menilaikkattukkalaiyumudaiya koyil.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 230.)
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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