Vakanakkavi, Vākaṉakkavi, Vakana-kavi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vākaṉakkavi (வாகனக்கவி) [vākaṉa-kavi] noun < வாகனம் [vaganam] +. Stanza eulogising the vākaṉam carried during temple festivals; கோயில் திருவிழாக்களில் மூர்த்தி எழுந்தருளும் வாகனத்தின் சிறப்பைப் பற்றிப் பாடுஞ் செய்யுள். [koyil thiruvizhakkalil murthi ezhuntharulum vaganathin sirappaip parrip padugn seyyul.] (மீனாட். சரித். [minad. sarith.] i, 125.)

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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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