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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Patumukam (பதுமுகம்) noun < padmaka.

1. See பதுமாசனம். [pathumasanam.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 8, 26, உரை. [urai.])

2. A fragrant substance, used in bathing, one of 32 ōmālikai, q.v.; ஓமாலிகை முப்பத்திரண்டனுள் மஞ்சனநீரிற் கலக்கும் நறும்பண்டவகை. [omaligai muppathirandanul manchananirir kalakkum narumbandavagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 6, 77, உரை. [urai.])

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