Pokam, Pōkam: 1 definition
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Pōkam (போகம்) noun < bhōga.
1. Enjoyment of eight kinds. See அஷ்டபோகம். [ashdapogam.]
2. Pleasure, happiness; இன்பம். போகம் வைத்த பொழில் [inpam. pogam vaitha pozhil] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 639, 9).
3. Sexual enjoyment; புணர்ச்சி. புணர்முலையார் போகத்தே மையலுற [punarchi. punarmulaiyar pogathe maiyalura] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 51, 3).
4. Eating; புசிக்கை. உயிரின் போகம் வெறுத்தன னமனும் [pusikkai. uyirin pogam veruthana namanum] (கம்பராமாயணம் முதற்போ. [kambaramayanam mutharpo.] 148).
5. Experience, as a result of past karma, whether painful or pleasant; அனுபவம். [anupavam.] (W.)
6. Prosperity, wealth; செல்வம். [selvam.]
7. Crop, produce of a season; விளைவு. போகந்தரு சீர்வயல் [vilaivu. pogantharu sirvayal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 70, 3).
8. Wages; கூலி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kuli. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
9. Body of a snake; பாம்பினுடல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) அனந்தன் போகத்தில் [pambinudal. (sudamaninigandu) ananthan pogathil] (உத்தரரா. தோத்திர. [utharara. thothira.] 17).
10. Hood of cobra; பாம்பின் படம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pambin padam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
11. Snake; பாம்பு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pambu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
12. A kind of array of the four sections of an army, one behind the other; சதுராகராதி ரங்க சேனையை ஒன்றுக்குப்பின் ஒன்றாக நிறுத்தும் வியூகவகை. [sathuragarathi ranga senaiyai onrukkuppin onraga niruthum viyugavagai.] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 767, கீழ்க்குறிப்பு. [kizhkkurippu.])
13. Use, possession, as of land (R. F.); நிலவனுபவம். [nilavanupavam.]
14. (Śaiva Philosophy) Aspect of God in which knowledge and action are well balanced, one of three avattai, q. v.; கடவுளின் அவத்தை மூன்றனுள் ஞானமும் கிரியையும் சமமாகவுள்ள நிலை. [kadavulin avathai munranul gnanamum kiriyaiyum samamagavulla nilai.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 2, பக். [pag.] 134, புதுப். [puthup.])
15. (Mathematics) Numerator of a fraction; பின்னத்தின் மேலெண். [pinnathin melen.]
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Starts with: Pokam-inrapunniyan, Pokamakal, Pokamakarishi, Pokamikavaci.
Full-text (+53): Tanapokam, Stiripokam, Cayanapokam, Camipokam, Tiruttipokam, Kilpokam, Cukapokam, Irantampokam, Itaippokam, Cirupokam, Kotaippokam, Acariyapokam, Tevapokam, Marippokam, Ishtapokam, Irakshapokam, Cenaipokam, Pokam-inrapunniyan, Nirvivatapokam, Ara-calapokam.
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