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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pākkiyam (பாக்கியம்) noun < bhāgya.

1. Lot, destiny; விதி. [vithi.]

2. Happy destiny, good fortune, auspicious fate; நல்வினை. அதனைப் பவ ரறியார் பாக்கியத்தால் [nalvinai. athanaip pava rariyar pakkiyathal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1141).

3. Prosperity, riches; செல்வம். ஞாலமுடையார் பெறுகுவர் பாக் கியமே [selvam. gnalamudaiyar peruguvar pag kiyame] (சிவப். பிர. சிவஞான. கலம். [sivap. pira. sivagnana. kalam.] 51).

4. The 15th of the 15 divisions of day; பகல் [pagal] 15 முகூர்த் தத்துள் பதினைந்தாவது. [mugurth thathul pathinainthavathu.] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 73, உரை. [urai.])

5. See பாக்கியத்தானம். [pakkiyathanam.] (வீமேசுர வுள்ளமுடையான் [vimesura vullamudaiyan] 263.)

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Pākkiyam (பாக்கியம்) noun < pākya. Decoction, infusion; கஷாயம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [kashayam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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