Upacankaram, Upacaṅkāram, Upa-cankaram: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Upacaṅkāram (உபசங்காரம்) [upa-caṅkāram] noun < upa-saṃ-hāra.

1. End, destruction, reduction to original elements; முடிவு. தனுவாதி யுபசங்காரப் படுகையால் [mudivu. thanuvathi yupasangarap padugaiyal] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 1, 32, சிவாக். [sivag.]).

2. Summarizing, summing up, resume; முடிக்கை. உபசங்காரநடை யாய் [mudikkai. upasangaranadai yay] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 22, 17).

3. Mantra for preventing a particular missile from harming; அஸ்தி ரத்தைத் தடுக்கும் மந்திரம். பிரமன் மெய்த்தவப் படை யை விலக்குதற் குபசங்கார நானறிகிலன் [asthi rathaith thadukkum manthiram. piraman meythavap padai yai vilakkuthar kupasangara nanarigilan] (வரதராச ஐயங்கார் பரீட்சித். சனன. [varatharasa aiyangar paridsith. sanana.] 10).

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