Piramantam, Piramāṇṭam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPiramāṇṭam (பிரமாண்டம்) noun < brahmāṇḍa.
1. The Universe, considered as an egg of Brahmā; உலகம். [ulagam.]
2. That which is large, gigantic, huge or colossal; மிகப்பெரியது. பிர மாண்டமாகச் செய்யும் [migapperiyathu. pira mandamagas seyyum] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் தந்தைதாய். [thayumanasuvamigal padal thanthaithay.] 6).
3. A chief Purāṇa. See பிரமாண்டபுராணம். [piramandapuranam.]
4. A secondary Purāṇa, one of 18 upa-purāṇam, q.v.; பதினெட்டு உபபுராணத் தொன்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pathinettu upapuranath thonru. (pingalagandu)]
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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Full-text: Civapuranam, Piramantappiralayam, Upapuranam.
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