Tekatanam, Tēkātaṉam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tēkātaṉam (தேகாதனம்) noun < dēhāsana. (Yoga Philosophy) A sitting posture with the back of one hand placed against the palm of the other, the eyes being fixed at the tip of the nose; கையின் மேற் கை மலரவிரியவும் கண்கள் நுனிமூக்கைப் பார்க்க வும் அமையும் யோகாசனவகை [kaiyin mer kai malaraviriyavum kankal nunimukkaip parkka vum amaiyum yogasanavagai] (தத்துவப்பிரகாசம் [thathuvappiragasam] 107, உரை. [urai.])

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