Pattavarttanar, Paṭṭavarttaṉar, Patta-varttanar: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paṭṭavarttaṉar (பட்டவர்த்தனர்) [paṭṭa-varttaṉar] noun < idem. +. Vassal kings who wear a plate on their foreheads, distinct from makuṭa-varttaṉar; பட்டந் தரித்த சிற்றரசர். பட்டவர்த்தனர்கள் பொற்சிரத்தின் மலர் . . . சரணபற்பனும் [pattan tharitha sirrarasar. pattavarthanarkal porsirathin malar . . . saranaparpanum] (மகாபாரதம் வேத். [magaparatham veth.] 59).

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