Pura-nilaikaruvi, Puṟanilaikkaruvi, Puranilaikkaruvi, Pura-nilai-karuvi, Puranilai-karuvi: 1 definition

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Puṟanilaikkaruvi (புறநிலைக்கருவி) [puṟa-nilai-karuvi] noun < புறநிலை [puranilai] +. (Śaiva Philosophy) External categories, of 11 kinds, 60 in number, viz., 5 pirutuviyiṉ-kūṟu, 5 appuviṉ-kūṟu, 5 tēyuviṉ-kūṟu, 5 vāyuviṉ-kūṟu, 5 ākāyattiṉ-kūṟu, taca-nāyu, taca-nāṭi, 5 vaca-ṉāti, 4 vākku, mukkuṇam, akaṅ-kāra-t-tirayam or ēṭaṇā-t-tirayam; 5 பிருதுவியின்கூறு [piruthuviyinkuru], 5 அப்பு வின்கூறு [appu vinkuru], 5 தேயுவின் கூறு [theyuvin kuru], 5 வாயுவின்கூறு [vayuvinkuru], 5 ஆகாயத்தின்கூறு, தசவாயு, தசநாடி [agayathinkuru, thasavayu, thasanadi], 5 வசனாதி [vasanathi], 4 வாக்கு, முக்குணம், அகங்காரத்திரயம் அல்லது ஏடணாத்திரயம் என்ற [vakku, mukkunam, agangarathirayam allathu edanathirayam enra] 11 வகையும் [vagaiyum], 60 விரியுமுள்ள தத்துவங்கள். (சிவபிரகாசக்கட்டளைக் கொத்து; திருவாலவாய்க் கட்டளைக் கொத்து) [viriyumulla thathuvangal. (sivapiragasakkattalai; thiruvalavayk kattalaig kothu)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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