Valaivanan, Valaivāṇaṉ, Valai-vanan, Vaḷaivaṇaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconValaivāṇaṉ (வலைவாணன்) [valai-vāṇaṉ] noun < வலை [valai] + வாணன்¹. [vanan¹.] See வலையன் [valaiyan], 1, 2. காட்டகத்து வாணன் கடலில் வலைவாணன் [kattagathu vanan kadalil valaivanan] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 48, 3).
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Vaḷaivaṇaṉ (வளைவணன்) [vaḷai-vaṇaṉ] noun < வளை³ [valai³] +.
1. Balarāma, as white in colour like the conch; பலராமன். மாரிமாக்கடல் வளைவணற் கிளையவன் [palaraman. marimakkadal valaivanar kilaiyavan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 5, 2).
2. A king of Nāka-nāṭu; நாகநாட்டரசருள் ஒருவன். வளைவணன்றேவி [naganattarasarul oruvan. valaivananrevi] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 24, 55).
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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