Pokattanam, Pōkattāṉam, Poka-tanam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pōkattāṉam (போகத்தானம்) [pōka-tāṉam] noun < bhōga +.

1. Body; உடல். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [udal. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

2. The sheath of bliss. See ஆனந்தமயகோசம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [ananthamayagosam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

3. (Astrology) The seventh house from the ascendant, as indicating marital happiness, etc.; போகங் களைக்குறிக்கும் ஏழாமிடம். [pogang kalaikkurikkum ezhamidam.]

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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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