Titcai, Tīṭcai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTīṭcai (தீட்சை) noun < dīkṣā.
1. Vow, solemn resolution; விரதம். [viratham.]
2. (Śaiva Philosophy) Initiation of a disciple into the mysteries of the Śaiva religion, of three stages, viz., camaya-tīṭcai, vicēṭa-tīṭcai, nirvāṇa-tīṭcai; சமயதீட்சை, விசேடதீட்சை, நிர்வாணதீட்சை என்று முத்திறப்பட்ட சைவசமயக் சடங்குகள். [samayathidsai, visedathidsai, nirvanathidsai enru muthirappatta saivasamayag sadangugal.]
3. (Śaiva Philosophy) Ways of religious initiation and purification of disciples by a guru, of seven kinds, viz., nayaṉa-tīṭcai, parica-tīṭcai, māṉaca-tīṭcai, vācaka-tīṭcai, cāttira-tīṭcai, yōka-tīṭcai, auttiri-tīṭcai; நயன தீட்சை, பரிசதீட்சை, மானசதீட்சை, வாசகதீட்சை, சாத்திரதீட்சை, யோகதீட்சை, ஔத்திரிதீட்சை என்ற எழுவகையான சைவசமயச் சடங்குகள். [nayana thidsai, parisathidsai, manasathidsai, vasagathidsai, sathirathidsai, yogathidsai, authirithidsai enra ezhuvagaiyana saivasamayas sadangugal.] (சைவசமய நெறி ஆசாரி. [saivasamaya neri asari.] 65, உரை. [urai.])
4. Allowing the hair to grow for a specified period, as after marriage, during wife’s pregnancy, etc.; குறித்த காலத்தின் முடிவு வரை மயிர்வளர்க்கை. [kuritha kalathin mudivu varai mayirvalarkkai.]
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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Ends with (+1): Auttirititcai, Caivatitcai, Capicatitcai, Catcucatitcai, Catikaratitcai, Cattiratitcai, Cattititcai, Karuppatitcai, Manacatitcai, Naittikatitcai, Nayanatitcai, Nirvanatitcai, Paricatitcai, Pautikatitcai, Picatitcai, Tiru-atititcai, Tititcai, Vacikatitcai, Vakkuttitcai, Viceshatitcai.
Full-text (+11): Caivatitcai, Paricatitcai, Nirvanatitcai, Vicetatitcai, Nayanatitcai, Tikshai, Acattiyaniruvanam, Karuppatitcai, Viceshatitcai, Vakkuttitcai, Cattiratitcai, Cattititcai, Pautikatitcai, Titcavan, Virataniyamam, Picatitcai, Titcakuru, Vacikatitcai, Titcanamam, Auttirititcai.
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