Piramacariyam, Pirama-cariyam, Piramacāriyam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPiramacariyam (பிரமசரியம்) [pirama-cariyam] noun < brahma-carya.
1. Student-life, life of one devoted to the study of the Vēdas, one of four ācciramam, q. v.; ஆச்சிரமம் நான்கனுள் ஆசாரியனிடமிருந்து ஓதுதலும் விரதங்காத்தலுமாகிய நிலை. [achiramam nankanul asariyanidamirunthu othuthalum virathangathalumagiya nilai.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 712, உரை. [urai.])
2. Celibate life; விவாகமற்ற வாழ்வு. [vivagamarra vazhvu.] Local usage
3. Penance; தவம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [thavam. (agarathi nigandu)]
4. Brahmins; பார்ப்பனர். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [parppanar. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Piramacāriyam (பிரமசாரியம்) noun See பிரமசரியம். (அரு. நி.) [piramasariyam. (aru. ni.)]
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: Cariyam, Pirama.
Full-text: Pancacilam, Snatakan, Naittikam, Naittika-piramacari, Acciramam, Piramam.
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