Mukkunavelai, Mukkuṇavēḷai, Mukkuna-velai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mukkuṇavēḷai (முக்குணவேளை) [mukkuṇa-vēḷai] noun < முக்குணம் [mukkunam] +. The divisions of a day into periods of one and a half hours, named successively as tāmasam, cātvikam and rājasam; கிழமைகளை ஒன்றரைமணிக் கூறுகளாகப் பிரித்து முறையே தாம ஸம் சாத்விகம் ராஜஸம் எனக்கொள்ளும் காலப் பகுதி. (பஞ்சாங்கம்) [kizhamaigalai onraraimanig kurugalagap pirithu muraiye thama sam sathvigam rajasam enakkollum kalap paguthi. (panchangam)]

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