Pattar-ay-panivar, Pattarāyppaṇivār, Pattarayppanivar, Pattar-ay-pani-var, Pattaray-pani-var: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPattarāyppaṇivār (பத்தராய்ப்பணிவார்) [pattar-āy-paṇi-vār] noun < பத்தர்³ [pathar³] +. Pious persons who render service to Śiva and His devotees, one of tokai-y-aṭiyār, q.v.; தொகையடியாருள் சிவபிரானுக்கும் சிவனடியாருக்கும் தொண்டுபுரியும் ஒருசாரார். [thogaiyadiyarul sivapiranukkum sivanadiyarukkum thondupuriyum orusarar.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 738, 10.)
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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Partial matches: Var, Ay, Pathar, Vaar, Aay, Pani.
Full-text: Tokaiyatiyar.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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