Mankalacaranai, Maṅkaḷācaraṇai: 1 definition
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Mankalacaranai means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaṅkaḷācaraṇai (மங்களாசரணை) noun < maṅgalācaraṇā. Prefatory verse to a book or poem, of which there are three kinds, viz., vāḻttu, vaṇakkam, vattu-nirttēcam; வாழ்த்து, வணக்கம், வத்துநிர்த்தேசம் என்ற முப்பகுதியுடைய நூன்முகம். வாய்த்த நூன்முகத்துரைக்கு மங்களா சரணை வாழ்த்து வணக்கொடு வத்துநிர்த்தேச மூன்று [vazhthu, vanakkam, vathunirthesam enra muppaguthiyudaiya nunmugam. vaytha nunmugathuraikku mangala saranai vazhthu vanakkodu vathunirthesa munru] (வேதாந்த சூளாமணிமணிமேகலை [vethanda sulamani] 8).
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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Full-text: Vattunirttecam, Vanakkam, Valttu, Vanakku.
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