Vakkaranai, Vakkaraṉai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vakkaraṉai (வக்கரனை) noun cf. வக்காணம். [vakkanam.] (Music) Manipulating the flute so as to produce all melody-types on its six stops; எல்லா இராகங் களும் குழலின் ஆறு துவாரங்களாலேயே உண்டாகும் படி விரல்களால் சமஞ்செய்து சோதிக்கை. வைத்த துளை யாராய்ச்சி வக்கரனைவழிபோக்கி யொத்தநிலை யுணர்ந்ததற்பின் [ella iragang kalum kuzhalin aru thuvarangalaleye undagum padi viralkalal samancheythu sothikkai. vaitha thulai yaraychi vakkaranaivazhipokki yothanilai yunarnthatharpin] (பெரியபுராணம் ஆனாய. [periyapuranam anaya.] 24). (செந். [sendamizhppathirigai] vi. 215.)

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