Nettiramuttirai, Nēttiramuttirai, Nettira-muttirai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nēttiramuttirai (நேத்திரமுத்திரை) [nēttira-muttirai] noun < idem. +. (Śaiva Philosophy) A hand-pose in which the thumb and the little finger are linked together and the other three fingers are held erect in front of the eyes; சுண்டுவிரலையும் பெருவிரலையுங் கூட்டி நடுவணுள்ள மூன்றுவிரலையும் உயரநிமிர்த்திக் கண்ணுக்கு எதிரிற்காட்டும் முத்திரைவகை. [sunduviralaiyum peruviralaiyung kutti naduvanulla munruviralaiyum uyaranimirthig kannukku ethirirkattum muthiraivagai.] (செந். [sendamizhppathirigai] x, 424.)

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